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World’s most precise measurement tool made small.

Optical frequency combs are vital for modern science, turning electronic signals into light waves, enabling precision sensing, accurate optical clocks and advanced comms.

ANZOS Photonic and Quantum Technologies Industry Report 2026

Latest report on the photonics and quantum market in Australasia demonstrates a deepening digital divide between the two countries as our global competitors streak ahead.

Orbis Diagnostics – Growing the Business

The Chief Executive of a med-tech business, spun out of Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre says a focus on the regulatory and commercial aspects of the company are key to success.

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Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Members Celebrated at ANZCOP

ANZOS awards Cather Simpson with prestigious W.H. (Beattie) Steel medal.

Royal Society Te Apārangi MacDiarmid Medal awarded to Geoff Waterhouse

Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre investigator Geoff Waterhouse has been awarded the Royal Society Te Apārangi MacDiarmid Medal, in the Wellington Awards Ceremony.

Prof. Niels Kjægaard awarded historic medal for fundamental scientific studies

Many congratulations to Principal Investigator Niels Kjægaard who this week was awarded the Royal Society Hector Medal.

What is it like to be a woman in physics in Aotearoa–New Zealand?

Various Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre investigators have been involved in a new research article looking into the situation for female physicists in Aotearoa.

Celebrating Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre Marsden success

This year's Marsden results have just been announced and there are six Dodd-Walls Centre Investigators as Principal or Associate Investigators on five contracts

Position for Science Industry Engagement Manager is now being advertised

We are hiring a new Science Industry Engagement Manager