Technology
How one engineer is “fighting a good fight” against metal corrosion
Nick Birbilis finds the deterioration mechanism of a metal fascinating. His pioneering work in preserving metallic elements has won him...
Australia is quickly becoming a quantum computing powerhouse
Creating the world's first functioning quantum computer has been called the space race of this generation. When – and where...
Your daily commute could one day create energy to power a city
British engineers are developing pavement materials that generate electricity from traffic.
New tech could lead to early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer's disease and dementia affect almost 50 million people worldwide, with a case every three seconds. A new method could...
Virtual reality lets researchers get a cell’s-eye view of the world
UNSW researchers are working with virtual reality technology that allows scientists to 'walk' around 3D versions of cells and collaborate...
Training AI to diagnose strokes more quickly and accurately
Strokes are the third leading cause of death in Australia. Biomedical engineering students are hoping to change that with a...
These tiny ‘cockroach’ robots could be the future of engine maintenance
Cockroaches are fast and nearly invincible, which makes them terrifying to most people. But those qualities are perfect inspiration for...
New research has a word of warning about CRISPR
While CRISPR gene editing has the potential to treat diseases from HIV and blood-disorders to cancer, a recent UK study...
Defence communications fine-tunes its tech to cut through the noise
How did an Adelaide company work out how to listen in the right direction to filter out the noise in...
Robots take on the grunt work at radioactive sites
An international robotics competition demonstrated how robots can be used on radioactive sites to capture data, freeing up inspectors for...
