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[ad_1] Fast fashion is back in the spotlight as researchers calculate the global spread of microfibers from synthetic fabrics like polyester and nylon. Washing clothes made from synthetic microfibers is one of the biggest contributors to plastic pollution on farmland, according to new research. Scientists at the University of California …

[ad_1] A professor at the University of Canterbury received $ 13 million over seven years to develop a more efficient and sustainable electrical grid. Professor Neville Watson’s project is one of three that the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) will finance with $ 40.7 million from the Strategic …

[ad_1] Pushpay founders Chris Heaslip and Eliot Crowther are contributing to support a First AML $ 8 million Series A raise. Auckland-based startup automates customer verification process, a pain point with anti-money complexes legislation on money laundering. The round was led by San Francisco-based venture capital firm Bedrock Capital, whose …

[ad_1] The family of a missing Southland man, who was aboard a cattle boat when it sank off the coast of Japan, may organize a private search for their son. Lochie Bellerby’s family released a statement Wednesday saying incredible offers of support were coming in from concerned organizations and individuals …

[ad_1] MURRAY WILSON / Things Massey University said it would consider official advice on Xinjiang. When she learned from official advice that the activities in Xiniiang could be seen as endorsement of well-documented human rights abuses, she declined to comment. A Chinese institution with which Massey University collaborates describes itself …

[ad_1] Students at the University of Auckland say they are “dismayed” that people in classes of up to 300 are expected to return to campus next week despite the coronavirus pandemic. Following Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement that Auckland would remain at coronavirus alert level 2.5 until at least Monday, …

[ad_1] Supplied Singapore’s TraceTogether tokens are a similar concept to CovidCards, but Singapore has chosen to implement the idea in a different way. Fifteen days after businessman Sam Morgan criticized the Health Ministry for not understanding the potential of ‘CovidCards’, Singapore has begun issuing similar contact tracing devices to all …

[ad_1] Scientists say they have detected a gas called phosphine in the acidic clouds of Venus, which indicates that microbes may inhabit the inhospitable planet. Research continues to confirm the presence of life or find an alternative explanation. Photo: AFP / Sciepro / Science Photo Library The researchers did not …

[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Overseas government office personnel who have not worked during the lockdown have been supported with full salary, at an estimated cost of $ 7 million. And more than 3,000 employees of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment …

[ad_1] The National Party is focusing its educational policy on children with learning needs and promises to invest nearly $ 2 billion in education if elected. He says it would be the largest investment in school repair, reconstruction and remodeling in a generation. National leader Judith Collins and education spokeswoman …