Software
Shark-spotting software uses drones to patrol beaches
This drone technology is keeping swimmers safe on Australian beaches by detecting sharks from high in the air.
400-drone show lights up a 65,000-year-old story
The Australian company SkyShows opened BrisFest with a spectacular feat of hardware and software.
New software for assessing and predicting geo-disaster risk
With climate change increasing the wrath of geo-disasters, this new technology can foreshadow the impacts – and help engineers to...
Can Google parry generative AI’s existential threat?
When Sundar Pichai took the stage at the Google I/O developer conference in May, anticipation was high.
Avatar project makes sign-language translation accessible
The creation of hyper-realistic sign language avatars by a start-up in New Zealand might not only open pathways to learning...
How safe are your systems from cyber attack?
No organisation or infrastructure is immune to cyber threats. Here’s how to get your digital ducks in a row.
The fast track to working in cyber security
Swinburne’s new Cyber Academy offers a work-integrated path to a promising career in a rapidly growing field.
Building a health monitoring drone to remotely detect heart rate and vital signs
The development of a drone that can remotely monitor vital signs has opened up conversations around the ethics of surveillance.
New technology provides a steady hand when installing wind turbines
A new lifting technology could make it easier to install wind turbine blades and other heavy loads in blustery weather.
How engineers can help build smarter, more resilient supply chains
From empty supermarket shelves to Australia’s dwindling supplies of fuel additive AdBlue, the pandemic has exposed how tenuous the world’s...
