Gears are the unsung heroes of modern industry. From the transmission in your car to the engines of commercial airplanes and the heavy machinery used in manufacturing, these vital components keep our world moving. But despite massive leaps in advanced manufacturing, like industrial 3D printing, the way we actually design these gears, and particularly systems of multiple gears, has hit an innovation roadblock.

At some point in our lives, many of us are lucky enough to be given a chance before we’ve fully proven ourselves. For refugees arriving in Aotearoa New Zealand, that chance can be the difference between starting again and struggling to move forward.

For many of us in Aotearoa New Zealand, cherries represent summer. The juicy little stone-fruit are often consumed at picnics, in school lunches, and as a quintessential Christmas Day snack. But there’s more to these healthy treats than meets the eye.