We all need protein to live and stay healthy. However, many protein sources are becoming an increasingly expensive way to meet our needs – both economically and environmentally. Innovators are ...
Position: Engineer, Director, Owner, Founder – NanoLayr, (Previously Revolution Fibres) Field: Nanotechnology, nanomaterials I was very inquisitive about how things worked. I was encouraged by my ...
Position: Technical Director, Owner, Founder, Nanolayr (previously Revolution Fibres) Field: Nanotechnology, nanomaterials Key skills, attitudes and values for innovation Iain thinks innovators ...
In this activity, students compare the rate of degradation of disposable plates using three different disposal methods. Purpose To experiment with a range of disposable plates made from different ...
Genetic modification has been used in Aotearoa New Zealand since the 1970s. It is used in research laboratories and in contained field tests, in some medicines and medical research and as part of ...
In this activity, students create felt from wool fibres to illustrate how the surface structure of wool fibres affects its washability. Purpose This activity will help students understand the ...
A Year 9 class visited a local lavender farm as part of a biotechnology unit investigating the production, packaging and marketing of lavender oil for aromatherapy. The purpose of the field trip ...
RNA interference (RNAi) is a biological process in which RNA inhibits gene expression. It is a natural process in cells. As a biotechnology tool, RNA interference ‘silences’ a gene by using a ...
When St Francis Xavier Catholic School decided on the theme ‘Innovation’ as a whole-school science and technology focus, year 3 teacher Jo Collyer began searching for relevant teaching resources ...
New Zealand company Leaft Foods has developed technology to extract rubisco, a high-value protein found in leafy greens. The company is scaling up the technology while developing food products ...
Iain Hosie discusses van der Waals forces and their importance to nanofibres. Jargon alert Van der Waals forces: attraction forces between neighbouring molecules.
Simon Feasey and Iain Hosie, Revolution Fibres, explain the process of electrospinning nanofibres. Jargon alert Taylor cone: the characteristic droplet shape formed by fluid on the tip of the ...
This interactive shows the cellular structure of wool fibre and how this relates to its properties.
This interactive highlights the critical role temperature plays in the world of ceramics.
Wool undergoes many stages of processing to turn it into fabric. Click on each step in this interactive flow diagram to find its purpose and view the process in action.
