Technology
Plasma coatings show promise for decreasing infection and rejection rates for bone implants
Australia’s ageing and active population is seeing the number of orthopaedic implants rise. A team is working on a coating...
A new design is helping cut the cost of making bipedal robots
A University of Queensland team is hoping to make high-tech bipedal robots that won’t break the bank.
3D printer that creates lifelike tumours for research takes out top design award
A world-first 3D bioprinter with the ability to replicate the structure of cancer cells has been awarded the 2019 Good...
How Australian engineers solved one of wireless networking’s biggest problems to make WiFi
Engineers and scientists from CSIRO came together to solve a wireless networking problem. The result was WiFi.
On the road with artificial intelligence
To design better autonomous vehicles, engineers are taking an artificial intelligence on a road trip.
This engineering duo made the Forbes ’30 under 30′ list for their novel invention
Two engineers turned comic book dreams into a smarter and quieter form of compressors and linear actuators.
Can we ‘vaccinate’ artificial intelligence against adversarial attacks?
Researchers from CSIRO’s Data61 have developed a world-first ‘vaccine’ to protect AI althorigims from attacks.
Climbing plant tendrils inspire a material that could power up artificial muscles
Prosthetic limbs are often weighed down by heavy actuators required to move joints. Materials science researchers have been inspired by...
Just like the human brain, artificial intelligence can be biased
Think artificial intelligence is unbiased? Think again. Researchers are finding the technology can reflect the flaws of the humans who...
Australian bioengineering inspirations, from the pacemaker to the bionic eye
Australia’s innovative engineers have played a major role in developing the world’s biomedical capabilities.
