NASA astronaut to launch students' experiments into space
04 July, 2019NASA astronaut and International Space Station Commander Steve Swanson will touch down at Curtin University this month for the Mission Discovery program.
Students to help ARC centre lift resource sector productivity
02 July, 2019Students will harness the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning as part of a collaboration between universities and the resources industry.
UNSW signs research agreements with Chinese industry
25 June, 2019UNSW Sydney's partnership with China has been strengthened with collaborations on robotics and water treatment.
Seagulls inspire answers to power problems
21 June, 2019Engineers at Deakin University have found an answer from Mother Nature to the question of how to make small-scale wind turbines more efficient.
Researchers develop 'vaccine' against attacks on machine learning
21 June, 2019Researchers from CSIRO's Data61 have developed a set of techniques to effectively 'vaccinate' algorithms against adversarial attacks.
Australia at a crossroads — future prosperity or slow decline: report
18 June, 2019More than 50 leaders from over 20 organisations have contributed to a new landmark report, Australian National Outlook 2019.
Deakin scientists turn plant waste into biodegradable plastic
14 June, 2019Deakin textile and fibre scientists have discovered how to turn plant waste into a biodegradable material that could replace environmentally damaging plastics.
Researchers develop ultra-compact syngas reactor
03 June, 2019Researchers in Denmark have developed a new and compact approach to producing syngas that reduces CO2 emissions.
AI automatically detects disturbances in power supply grids
29 May, 2019Fraunhofer researchers have developed compression techniques, algorithms and neural networks to make a power supply fit for the future.
AI bringing human-like reasoning to driverless car navigation
28 May, 2019MIT research aims to bring more human-like reasoning to autonomous vehicles by using imaging data and learning from human drivers.
Australians lacking in energy literacy: report
24 May, 2019For most in our community, the concept of energy goes no further than the price they pay to keep the lights on, according to a report published by NERA.
A more constant kilogram for World Metrology Day
20 May, 2019On World Metrology Day the definition of the kilogram is changing to be based on the Planck constant, a fundamental constant of nature.
Researchers find new way to pull hydrogen from wastewater
14 May, 2019A research team at Princeton University has harnessed sunlight to isolate hydrogen from industrial wastewater.
Artificial intelligence in Australia needs to get ethical, so we have a plan
09 May, 2019 by Emma Schleiger, CSIRO and Stefan Hajkowicz, Data61*The question of whether technology is good or bad depends on how it’s developed and used. Nowhere is that more topical than in technolgies using AI.
Deakin welcomes Labor commitment to Geelong battery facility
09 May, 2019Deakin University welcomes the federal Labor Party's pledge to, if elected, work with the university to support a battery manufacturing plant in Geelong.
