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Improving 3D cameras

Dr Adrian Dorrington from the School of Engineering at the University of Waikato is conducting research in the field of optoelectronics. His work is involved with finding out how 3D cameras can ...

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In this activity, students use the Ake Ake model to explore changes that have taken place in their local environment in the last 50–100 years and to plan for the next 50 years. By the end of this ...

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Climate change – challenging conversations

Climate change is an incredibly complex wicked problem that links environmental issues with human wellbeing, the economy, and local and global politics. Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare ...

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Be part of a worldwide movement and use Global Earth Challenge to submit or classify photos to help our planet’s environment and human health. Global Earth Challenge is a citizen science campaign ...

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ClimateViz

This citizen science project wants your assistance to extract information from various climate scientific graphics to help combat misinformation and support scientific communication. Using this ...

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Observing water – unit plan

Water has unusual properties that make it different to other liquids. It is the only common substance that is naturally found as a solid (ice), liquid (water) or gas (water vapour). Water has the ...

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Fire – unit plan

Fire is generally portrayed as frightening and destructive by the media. Humans have increasingly been able to manage fire by improved detection ability and improved fire control methods. In the ...

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H0 on the go – unit plan

About 70% of Earth’s surface is covered by water. It is found just about everywhere and is the only naturally occurring substance on Earth existing in solid, liquid and gas states. Water is ...

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How we see 3D

Dr Adrian Dorrington, a scientist from the University of Waikato, explains how the brain interprets the images our two eyes receive. The net result is that we experience depth perception. 3D ...

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Time-of-flight 3D cameras

University of Waikato scientist Dr Adrian Dorrington is investigating different applications of 3D cameras. The camera emits light, and the time of flight from camera to object and back again is ...

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Improving accuracy of 3D cameras

Using time-of-flight 3D cameras for measurement applications has its operational problems. University of Waikato scientist Dr Adrian Dorrington explains what these are and how they can be ...

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Rural fire risk

An interactive on rural fire risk – environmental components.

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Making cheese - first steps

This interactive explains the first steps in the process of making traditional Gouda cheese. Find out more about the final steps in the cheese making process in this related interactive.

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Making cheese - the final steps

This interactive explains the final processes involved in making traditional Gouda cheese. Find out more about the initial steps in the cheese making process in this related interactive.

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