AUT VENTURES | ISSUE FOUR/20 | RONGOĀ / DRUGS When you think about the local music scene, your mind probably jumps straight to packed gigs on Karangahape Road, Spotify wrapped stats, or the latest releases shaping Aotearoa’s soundscape. You probably don’t picture a nasal congestion device. But sometimes, the way we connect to sound happens completely by accident, especially when it collides with everyday innovation. Enter Goodair® Nosebuds. Born from AUT research led by Dr. D

FEATURE | ISSUE THREE | WHENUA AUT Ventures | @aut_ventures | ventures.aut.ac.nz When we think about caring for the environment, we often think about what we can see; forests, rivers, wildlife. But what if understanding the health of our whenua starts with listening? At AUT’s School of Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences, researcher Dr Amin Barzegar is exploring exactly that through KōreroNet , a project that uses sound to better understand what’s happening in o