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That in ages of many different sources of NIC scientists are developing turn means less wastage when timber • International Atomic Soils store carbon in their organic groundwater travelling into our lakes. prototype nanostructures (atomic- is planed to straight. Further, because Energy Agency matter – they currently hold more This allows them to determine the scale structures) that will form the • Industrial Research carbon than the atmosphere and all kiln time is more effi cient, there are water’s nitrate contamination over time. basis of electronic equipment of Carbon-based materials • US and European universities the world’s plants combined. big energy savings. • Crop and Food Research A good example is the clear the future. Accurate dating of carbon- In Australia around 80 percent of all • worlds of However, the capacity of soil to hold picture now being built up of how For example, using our unique based materials has created an HortResearch structural timber is now scanned with organic matter is sensitive to climate. long groundwater takes to reach fabrication process we have built international reputation for NIC’s our solution; it has also been sold • NIWA Soils are predicted to react to local Lake Rotorua, where much of the silicon nanostructures, for which we Rafter Radiocarbon Laboratory. Ice in North America. The benefi ts are warming by releasing carbon as groundwater is 30 to 100 years old. hold an international patent. These • Landcare Research quickly realised, with payback on the For over 50 years the Rafter The NIC’s Ice Core Research carbon dioxide, the most important This will enable land to be “retired” in are tiny silicon-based structures discovery greenhouse gas causing global investment usually within six months. Radiocarbon team has delivered expert • The MacDiarmid Institute Laboratory is a new purpose-built the most effective places. Because the that are highly conductive to small analysis for, and entered numerous state-of-the-art cold storage and warming. This positive feedback natural nitrate levels in old groundwater Another successful NIC solution amounts of electricity and emit bright accelerates the speed of climate measures the fat content of meat (both professional collaborations with, a wide research centre, where scientists are being determined, present changes light. They could well become a key range of clients including geologists, change. 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Because all of the meat brighter, sharper and faster to respond worlds of enables us to expand the horizons National Isotope Centre please visit discovery New Zealand’s Southern Alps. New How much soil carbon could be feeds into the lake. is scanned in real time, this solution than plasma and LCD screens. released by local warming, causing is far more reliable than sampling of radiocarbon dating. We support Zealand is a key geographical location This understanding is vital to effective In another exciting development, Discover more at techniques. When necessary, meat can research in a host of other scientifi c www.gns.cri.nz/nic in such study, as we’re at the boundary more global warming and pressure action. Ten springs feed into Lake we are modifying zinc oxide material www.gns.cri.nz/nic simply be repackaged to achieve the areas, including archaeology, geology, 2. of the polar front between northerly on sensitive ecosystems? Research Rotorua. 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past earthquakes and eruptions. Gaining insights into real rates of climate change. Enhancing the health and safety of all New Zealanders. industry, the savings are major. This Opening fresh opportunities for New Zealand will deliver improved understanding businesses. Striving for a sustainable future. For public health In these and numerous other areas, the expertise and safety of GNS Science is continually lea ding to discoveries whole lake! to lead to a new generation of Light Discovery that enrich our world. In conjunction with researchers from We even determine the ages of Inspiration For the For a NIC-developed scanner is licensed to a environment sustainable of how fast and how much soils are +64 4 570 1444 future other national and overseas centres, In other areas of New Zealand, NIC Emitting Diodes (LED) for domestic and likely to respond to climate change. US company and is sold globally. deep ocean fi sh species to advise NIC scientists are unravelling southern groundwater dating specialists are industrial use. Similarly, these would be government on management and This in turn will suggest which soil Working with industry partners, our brighter and more energy effi cient than or Email us at 3. hemisphere climate evolution over For innovation working to understand the size and sustainability of fi sh stocks. and technology isotope management practices are most likely the last several thousand years. The team continually has new scanners existing technology. fl ow of groundwater systems. This is For public health and safety to mitigate environmental damage – by under development – always helping to Discovery

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climate change. change. climate

readiness for potential impacts of of impacts potential for readiness internationally. internationally.

and the country’s preparation and and preparation country’s the and locally, nationally and and nationally locally,

New Zealand government policy, policy, government Zealand New sustainable use of resources, resources, of use sustainable

and learning in isotope sciences. isotope in learning and helping to support development of of development support to helping long-term protection and and protection long-term

Stable isotope laboratory isotope Stable •

research facilities, and offer them them offer and facilities, research climate change. We also explore New New explore also We change. climate In numerous ways, we are are we ways, numerous In

Water dating laboratory dating Water •

We give students access to our our to access students give We input into the global response to to response global the into input

Millennium Development Goals. Goals. Development Millennium

and storage and expanding their education portfolios. portfolios. education their expanding programs are providing signiﬁ cant cant signiﬁ providing are programs

as well as the United Nations’ Nations’ United the as well as

Ice core research laboratory laboratory research core Ice • are proud to assist universities in in universities assist to proud are The outcomes of these research research these of outcomes The

Health, Agriculture and Energy, Energy, and Agriculture Health,

Also important to the future, we we future, the to important Also

Ion beam implantation and analysis and implantation beam Ion •

Development for Clean Water, Water, Clean for Development

gas emissions and absorptions and emissions gas

New Zealand New World Summit on Sustainable Sustainable on Summit World

Linear accelerators Linear •

on knowledge. knowledge. on

water environments from pollutants pollutants from environments water

Quantify New Zealand’s greenhouse greenhouse Zealand’s New Quantify •

beneﬁ t to New Zealand. New to t beneﬁ

by protocols such as the the as such protocols by Lower Hutt 5040 Hutt Lower

solutions. Success depends depends Success solutions.

Core NIC equipment: NIC Core Assisting the protection of land and and land of protection the Assisting •

National Isotope Centre Isotope National

Zealand has committed to to committed has Zealand future

of water and geothermal resources geothermal and water of

environments increasingly increasingly environments New Zealand, and employs 45 45 employs and Zealand, New

We deliver research and industry industry and research deliver We

the Kyoto protocol, New New protocol, Kyoto the

Supporting effective management management effective Supporting • climate changes climate sustainable sustainable

[email protected] Email

increasingly scarce, and and scarce, increasingly GNS Science, based in Lower Hutt, Hutt, Lower in based Science, GNS associated commercial applications. applications. commercial associated

future generations. By signing signing By generations. future

trends as well as abrupt abrupt as well as trends

For a a For

As global resources become become resources global As Our research includes: research Our The NIC is an integral part of of part integral an is NIC The

of isotope science expertise and and expertise science isotope of to the world’s present and and present world’s the to +64 4 570 1444 570 4 +64 Call Call

Understand long-term climate climate long-term Understand •

Zealand’s number one provider provider one number Zealand’s of fundamental importance importance fundamental of

analysis, and water dating. water and analysis,

www.gns.cri.nz/nic Visit environment

greenhouse gas issues are are issues gas greenhouse : research to research around the world. The NIC is New New is NIC The world. the around

ion beam analysis, stable isotope isotope stable analysis, beam ion

For the the For

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teams focus on radiocarbon dating, dating, radiocarbon on focus teams

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safety issues – and share share and – issues safety makeup of toxic emissions and their their and emissions toxic of makeup

understand key health and and health key understand

Pinpointing the exact source and and source exact the Pinpointing •

research to monitor and better better and monitor to research

drinking, irrigation and recreation and irrigation drinking, We undertake diverse diverse undertake We

that enrich our world. world. our enrich that

aquiﬁ ers and their suitability for for suitability their and ers aquiﬁ

forms of life. of forms

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– for people and all other other all and people for –

and safety and

essential to health and safety safety and health to essential focus includes: focus

In these and numerous other areas, the expertise expertise the areas, other numerous and these In

For public health health public For

Air, water and land are all all are land and water Air, Our public health and safety safety and health public Our

businesses. Striving for a sustainable future. future. sustainable a for Striving businesses.

Opening fresh opportunities for New Zealand Zealand New for opportunities fresh Opening

Enhancing the health and safety of all New Zealanders. Zealanders. New all of safety and health the Enhancing

resources

Zealand’s petroleum and gas gas and petroleum Zealand’s Gaining insights into real rates of climate change. change. climate of rates real into insights Gaining

a sustainable way from New New from way sustainable a

understand and to beneﬁ t in in t beneﬁ to and understand

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New Zealand being a global global a being Zealand New

of the future the of Zealand businesses and the economy. the and businesses Zealand

c advances. It’s about about It’s advances. c scientiﬁ

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application for commercial products products commercial for application

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nanotechnology and the potential potential the and nanotechnology

helping to ensure New Zealand Zealand New ensure to helping

present and future. Isotopes also have have also Isotopes future. and present

Researching different aspects of of aspects different Researching •

commercial solutions, we are are we solutions, commercial ecological and environmental past, past, environmental and ecological

a material allows us to understand its its understand to us allows material a

understanding and deliver deliver and understanding

readiness for market for readiness

analysis of the distinctive isotopes of of isotopes distinctive the of analysis

nationally and globally to build build to globally and nationally

product type, quality and and quality type, product

fertilisers, pesticides. Therefore, Therefore, pesticides. fertilisers,

businesses and organisations organisations and businesses

Offering detailed insight into into insight detailed Offering •

– air pollutants, water contaminants, contaminants, water pollutants, air –

understanding. By working with with working By understanding.

cial cial artiﬁ or – soil rock, wood, oil, water,

timber and metal and timber

as a key to new technology and and technology new to key a as

sources. The source may be natural – – natural be may source The sources.

and materials such as meat, fruit, fruit, meat, as such materials and

sciences are widely recognised recognised widely are sciences their physical, chemical and biological biological and chemical physical, their

composition of speciﬁ c products products c speciﬁ of composition Around the world, isotope isotope world, the Around element to decipher their genesis and and genesis their decipher to element

varieties (isotopes) of the same same the of (isotopes) varieties for industry, to analyse the the analyse to industry, for

success of New Zealand. New of success

(weight) differences between different different between differences (weight)

Developing non-invasive scanners scanners non-invasive Developing •

drive the future economic economic future the drive

activities is to make use of the mass mass the of use make to is activities

and technology and

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