Communications
Is it possible to manufacture data centres in space?
Data centres demand enormous power and generate immense heat – and these operators are looking at placing them in outer...
Enhancing air traffic management services with spacecraft
A successful, world-first trial of a new space-based VHF communications and aircraft-tracking solution points to entirely new capabilities and possibilities...
The introduction of 5G is set to affect every aspect of engineering
From mining to manufacturing, 5G is about to change the way we work. Two architects of the rollout explain why...
Sixty years on, the Parkes dish is still making breakthroughs
The CSIRO’s 64-metre Parkes Radio Telescope was commissioned on October 31 1961. At the time it was the most advanced...
Flexible sensors could prevent falls in aged care residents
A Melbourne company has created what it calls a world-first monitoring and alert system that has the potential to revolutionise...
Dr Sina Naficy ensures our food is good enough to eat
Instant information about the quality of the contents inside could help create packaging that fights the problem of food waste.
National Heritage status for The Dish, an Australian engineering icon
Australia’s most famous telescope has been awarded National Heritage status.
Australia’s first Indigenous-owned commercial satellite stations are creating technology hubs in the outback
A pair of state-of-the-art commercial satellite ground stations in Alice Springs will transform Australia’s capability in earth observation and provide...
Researchers hope the launch of this new satellite is one giant leap for Australia’s space industry
UNSW Canberra Space researchers and engineers want to combine space technology with artificial intelligence to help people make quick decisions...
Australian researchers have recorded the world’s fastest internet speeds using a single optical chip
An Australian research team has successfully tested and recorded the world’s fastest internet data speed, using an optical micro-comb.
