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At a glance Currently many chip sealed roads are laid using potentially explosive hot bitumen and kerosene, but roading experts Road Science wanted to develop a better way.

At a glance Pyrotek, with the only factory of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, is a manufacturer of mid-to high-end ceramic consumables for the aluminium foundry and smelting industries.

At a glance Oceanmax knew their marine foul-release coating product not only kept vessels clean but also improved performance on the water.

At a glance Wood Engineering Technology (WET) set out to realise more value from ‘second-rate’ pine, overall wanting to create sustainable construction materials that are alternatives to concrete to steel.

Wellington nanotechnology researcher Andreas Zeller has created new techniques to make high value smart elastic silicone by incorporating nanocrystals and quantum dots.

At a glance NanoLayr is one of the very few who make high-performance nanofibre textiles on a commercial scale, used in everything from composite reinforcement, to air filtration, beauty treatments, and acoustics.