Lasers
In climate change, a technology of the future will help assess the impact of what we are doing now
Kim Hill chairs panel discussion about the measurement of climate change with Prof. Donna Strickland, Dr Thomas Baer and Prof. David Hutchinson. Audio
Laser strike: controlling insects using lasers
The Photonic Fence is a laser fly swat that never misses the mark. Using powerful cameras, this hi-tech bug zapper scans for pests and by measuring their size, shape, speed and wing-beat frequency in… Audio, Gallery
Pilots call for total ban on high-power lasers
The Air Line Pilots' Association is calling for a total ban on high-powered lasers after reports one was aimed at a plane leaving Wellington.
Man jailed for shining laser at planes
Pilots are welcoming the imprisonment of a Christchurch man who endangered passenger aircraft with a high-powered laser pointer.
More than 100 laser strikes reported this year
There have been 108 laser strikes on planes so far this year - more than in the whole of last year, the Civil Aviation Authority says.
Police investigate laser strike attacks against pilots
Police are investigating a series of laser strike attacks on pilots last night - and the Civil Aviation Authority says they are still too easy to obtain. Audio
Pilots worried not enough being done about laser strikes
Airline pilots says lasers being pointed at planes on landing confuses, temporarily blinds pilots. They want the offence considered as a serious offence. "We need to deal with the issue and we need to… Audio
'Milk on a disc'
Shining a light on milk to reveal its secrets will allow 'point of cow diagnostics' about the quality of milk and the health of individual dairy cows. Audio
'Milk on a disc'
Shining a light on milk to reveal its secrets will allow 'point of cow diagnostics' about the quality of milk and the health of individual dairy cows.
AudioCather Simpson: photonics and sperm
Principal Investigator at the MacDiarmid Institute and Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, and Director of the Photon Factory at the University of Auckland. Her start-up company… Audio
Ultra-fast lasers
Ultra-fast lasers - or more properly ultra short-pulsed lasers - are very accurate, which makes them useful in industry and research Audio
Ultra-fast lasers
Ultra-fast lasers - or more properly ultra short-pulsed lasers - are very accurate, which makes them useful in industry and research
AudioPilots' Association says tragedy needed before change
The Airline Pilot's Association says it will take a tragedy before there are changes to the way the courts deal to people who shine lasers at aeroplanes. Audio
Shedding Light on Rogue Waves
Rogue waves cause damage both at sea and when light is pulsed, so optical fibre research may lead to better lasers and ship design Audio
Shedding Light on Rogue Waves
Rogue waves cause damage both at sea and when light is pulsed, so optical fibre research may lead to better lasers and ship design
AudioHow Red Pigments Fade
Sarah Thomson is using a laser to probe the molecules in red pigments used in art to see how they fade due to light Audio
How Red Pigments Fade
Sarah Thomson is using a laser to probe the molecules in red pigments used in art to see how they fade due to light
AudioLittlest Hadron Collider
Using optical tweezers, University of Otago physicists are splitting tiny clouds of rubidium atoms and smashing them together Audio
Littlest Hadron Collider
Using optical tweezers, University of Otago physicists are splitting tiny clouds of rubidium atoms and smashing them together
AudioLaser Spectroscopy Gas Detector
Photonic Innovations is developing a toxic gas detector which uses laser spectroscopy Audio
