Software
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...
Teaching artificial intelligence to spot when people need space to think
This engineer’s research is teaching artificial intelligence to recognise when humans are approaching their cognitive limits.
The role of engineers in predicting the next COVID-19 wave
Researchers including systems and software engineers have used agent-based models to help health authorities monitor and predict COVID-19 infection and...
Australian engineers have developed an instant COVID-19 sensor
Engineers from RMIT have produced a prototype of a biosensor that can detect COVID-19 and its variants.
Using drones to monitor the 27 km pipeline supplying Sydney’s water
Keeping Sydney supplied with water means watching over many kilometres of pipeline. Thanks to drones and great troves of data,...
