A University of Canterbury research team is another step closer to developing germ-proof surface coatings for environments such as hospitals, after an unexpected development in the lab. Once commercially available, an anti-microbial coating applied to high-traffic surfaces, such as door handles, will help minimize infections that spread within hospitals. Research lead UC Professor Susan Krumdieck…
Shrinking Rivers Affect Fish Populations
New research from the University of Canterbury published today has found that a shrinking river is less able to support larger predatory fish, such as the highly-valued sports fish like brown trout or at-risk native fish like galaxiids and eels. Using data from 29 New Zealand rivers, a new research paper by lead author Freshwater…
Restoring World’s First Recorded Computer Music
University of Canterbury Distinguished Professor Jack Copeland and UC alumni and composer Jason Long have restored the earliest known recording of computer-generated music, created more than 65 years ago using programming techniques devised by Alan Turing. In 1951, a BBC outside-broadcast unit in Manchester used a portable acetate disc cutter to capture three melodies played by a…