Technology
New technology could turn every smartphone into a skin cancer detector
Skin cancer accounts for one of the largest number of cancer diagnoses in Australia every year.
Hummingbird-inspired robot could flap to the rescue in tight spaces
Engineers have looked to hummingbirds to create a winged robot that uses AI to go where humans and drones can’t.
Engineers are looking for a material that runs rings around unsustainable plastics
Ring polymers have potential as sustainable materials that disintegrate on demand. In order to put them to use, engineers are...
New device brings us closer to finding a ‘killer app’ for quantum computers
Researchers have built a quantum device that brings us a step closer to reducing the memory needed to model complex...
Smart insulin could put an end to ‘hypos’ for people with diabetes
People with diabetes use insulin to manage how much sugar their body absorbs, but run the risk of blood sugars...
Transformable drug-delivery robot could take a fantastic voyage through the bloodstream
An international team of engineering researchers has created a heart-cell-propelled soft robot that transforms when exposed to infrared light —...
Facial-recognition software is now being used to find celestial bodies
Identifying millions of radio galaxies can be an insurmountable task, but with the help of a new artificial intelligence (AI)...
This app can ‘hear’ whether kids have ear infections
Ear infections are a common concern for parents of young children. Engineering researchers in the US have developed a smartphone...
Tiny fibres spun from native grasses weave a new class of renewable materials
Fibres from a humble hummock plant usually dealt with by fire could find their way into new, sustainable materials.
‘Ghost imaging’ offers a cheaper and safer alternative to medical X-rays
ANU researchers are making real progress on a safer form of X-ray imaging.
