Scion Connections Issue 45, June 2024

About this issue

• Growing the value of New Zealand’s bioeconomy

• Scion’s central role in €7.5 million research project

• Watch this space: Scion working with NASA

• A greener energy future

• Work to protect New Zealand’s forests recognised

• Collections a 'living memory'

• Bugging out at new Tasmanian beetles

• Outdoor lab a vital tool for New Zealand

• Cabin showcases diverse, locally grown timbers

• ZealaFoam set for growth

• Tackling facial eczema

• The enemy of my enemy

  Seed predation research led by Scion's Tom Carlin in the battle against wilding pines.

• Eco-friendly planting solutions

• Mini but mighty

• Biomaterials in action: Pearl farming in the Pacific

• Tapping into unlimited potential of virtual reality

• Smoke signals: Critical modelling tool in Scion’s belt

• Hey Google, name the most beautiful, innovative, iconic building

• Beyond concrete: Timber’s role in Green School design

• Shaping a more sustainable future

• Data key to unlocking forestry investment