Computing
This compact electronic nose is capable of identifying odours within milliseconds
This compact electronic nose, a new innovation from Western Sydney University, is capable of identifying odours within milliseconds.
Data centres in the age of AI
Data centres are power-hungry, heat-generating beasts and AI is making them hungrier and hotter than ever. So how are engineers...
Liquid cold: How effective is undersea cooling of data centres?
Data centres located underwater could be the future of efficient and environmentally friendly data storage and cooling.
Australia just made a billion-dollar bet on building the world’s first “useful” quantum computer in Brisbane. Will it pay off?
The Australian government has announced a pledge of approximately $940 million to PsiQuantum, a quantum computing start-up company based in...
Cyber crisis prompts major security overhaul
A new cybersecurity strategy aims to fight cybercrime, with engineering expertise crucial to implementation.
How blockchain technology can improve accountability and transparency in Australia’s water markets
Blockchain technology could help make the trading of water, including in the Murray-Darling Basin, more transparent.
The ins and outs of cyber engineering
Meet some of the engineers trying to thwart the hundreds of cyber attacks that take place every day in Australia.
Unlocking exciting new capabilities through the next generation of powerful AI workstations
Machine learning is opening the door to exciting new opportunities for engineers and data scientists, with a range of AI...
Australian computing’s trailblazing — yet forgotten — origins
At the dawn of the computer age, Australia was among the leaders, with a 2.5 tonne behemoth named CSIRAC that...
Seizing the moment
Australia has a front row seat in one of the hottest, most competitive frontiers of innovation: quantum computing. Unlike prior...
