Science and technology news

Take a look inside AUT's Living Labs

A new video looks at how AUT's Living Labs project is connecting people to nature by interweaving ecological science and mātauranga Māori.

Q&A – Alumn redefines virtual travel

Meet Sean Mascarenhas, an AUT alumnus who is using virtual technology to change how we see travel.

Hollywood film technology now at AUT

AUT’s virtual production studio is open now, with technology used to create shows like The Mandalorian- now in the hands of today’s students.

Lean Construction conference at AUT

New Zealand’s first ever conference of The International Group for Lean Construction takes place at Auckland University of Technology from 1 to 6 July.

Aorere students study ocean with AUT

AUT scientists and 23 biology students from Aorere College have collected data from Mahurangi Harbour to measure environmental change.

AUT student Axl Rogers heads to NASA

He’s been a cleaner, mowed lawns and worked as a builder, but now Axl Rogers is close to completing a PhD in astrophysics and is jetting off to NASA.

Recycled glass for road construction

AUT researchers find a more sustainable way of stabilising roads - replacing cement with waste glass that would otherwise go to landfill.

Earthquake innovations tested in China

Earthquake innovations by AUT Associate Professor Shahab Ramhormozian and collaborators were tested on one of the world’s largest shake tables.

AUT sells sports technology overseas

Two sports tech inventions developed by AUT’s School of Sport and Recreation have just been launched internationally.

AUT bee research creates AI buzz

AUT computer scientist Dr Mahsa Mohaghegh wins Fulbright Scholarship to study use of AI in beekeeping in the United States.