Technology
Meet the engineers working to make robot limbs with a human touch
With the rate of amputations due to diabetes and other illnesses rising globally, the demand for prosthetic limbs is likely...
Robots mimic jumping spiders and bees
"Imagine if the current trend of a declining bee population continues, swarms of robot bees pollinating crops and flowers could...
Metals that change shape with temperature can revolutionise robotics
Liquid metals have a lot of promise for flexible applications due to their ability to transition from liquid to solid...
Bend and Stretch: 3D-printing and the new conductors
A team of American engineers have developed a 3D-printable metal that can conduct electricity but be flexible and stretchable, opening...
Crowdsourced guidelines for how to make ethical AI spark debate
While the rise of autonomous and intelligent systems has been met with a mixture of excitement and alarm from prominent...
Food labelling sensors offer a way to cut down waste
Australians throw out 5 million tonnes of food a year, and a big part of the problem is confusing food...
Healing muscle tissue gets help from a new 3D cell scaffold
Biomedical engineers have successfully produced a 3D material that mimics nature to transform stem cells into muscle. “It’s like travelling...
Soft robots could one day slither and crawl to complete rescue missions
Engineers have created a new soft robot using the ancient Japanese art of kirigami to help it crawl like a...
Better flood management: How can we help make every second count?
A communication breakdown is one of the worst things that can happen during a flood. One engineer has developed a...
You can now turn your camera phone into a microscope
The latest addition to the camera phone accessories marketplace lets you peer down at the microscopic world – no lab...
