Technology
Hydrogen-powered ‘flying car’ to be used in emergencies
8 November
A 'flying car' designed to respond to emergencies in remote and regional Australia is one year closer to lift-off after receiving a $5.43 million funding boost from the federal government. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency announced its...[Read More]
Arthritis cure hope as ‘Gremlin’ therapy shows promise
1 November
Arthritis sufferers have longed for a cure for the debilitating disease and now a new treatment has Australian researchers confident of a breakthrough. Considered irreversible, osteoarthritis is caused by the degeneration of cartilage and other...[Read More]
Croc block – traditional medicine provides pain relief
1 November
John Watson, his son Anthony and some friends were fishing on their country in the Kimberley in 1986, hoping to catch a tasty meal, when a crocodile took objection - and John's finger. They immediately treated the wound with bark and gum from the...[Read More]
Caution urged as AI tools backed for use in schools
25 October
Generative artificial intelligence programs such as ChatGPT should be used in schools because students needed to be taught about the technology that would "redefine" jobs of the future, visiting experts have told an Australian forum. But they say...[Read More]
Atoms and spider venom win big at science awards
18 October
A former Australian of the Year whose discoveries are pushing the world into the quantum age, and a pest-averse spider venom collector have won the country's most prestigious science awards. University of NSW professor Michelle Simmons was...[Read More]
It’s in the vault: Defence tech and cyber unit unveiled
18 October
A secure space designed to boost cybersecurity, data protection and defence technology has opened in a bid to attract skills and jobs to NSW. The University of Technology in Sydney has opened the UTS Vault, built to comply with specifications...[Read More]
Schools, universities should embrace, not fear AI tech
11 October
Future students will pay the price if Australia fails to embrace artificial intelligence in education, a parliamentary inquiry has been told. The country's peak technology body told the hearing the transformative technology could be worth up to...[Read More]
Digital wallets crackdown coming under new regulations
11 October
Digital wallets like Google Pay and Apple Pay would be regulated under draft laws released by the federal government. An attempt to modernise Australia's payments system is expected to hit parliament this year so digital wallets would face the...[Read More]
Cloud-based micro businesses floated for future economy
27 September
More cloud-based computing and artificial intelligence could fix Australia's productivity problem, and fight deadly bushfires. An Amazon Web Services (AWS) report released on Wednesday shows if smaller organisations in healthcare, education and...[Read More]
Nuclear medicine factory to replace troubled facility
4 October
An ageing facility at the site of Sydney's Lucas Heights nuclear reactor will be replaced with a state-of-the-art medicine manufacturing site in an upgrade expected to take more than a decade. The federal government will fund the construction of...[Read More]
Artificial intelligence could be future of cancer care
27 September
Artificial intelligence may have blown up with the launch of ChatGPT but for years, scientists have been pondering how the technology might improve cancer care. It's already being used in some hospitals around the world but experts say patients...[Read More]
New cybersecurity standards to keep Aussies safe online
20 September
Cybersecurity standards are being developed a year on from the huge Optus data breach, as the federal government puts the onus on companies and developers to keep Australians safe online. Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said there were three...[Read More]
Dating apps told to take action to protect users
20 September
The operators of dating apps have been issued with an ultimatum designed to address sexual assault on platforms. The federal government has requested that the online dating industry develop a new voluntary code of practice to protect users, or...[Read More]
Feds ‘playing catch-up’ on use of ChatGPT in schools
13 September
Australia is "playing catch-up" on the use of a popular chatbot in the education system, federal officials have conceded at a federal inquiry. Education officials on Wednesday faced a parliamentary hearing on the use of generative artificial...[Read More]
Aussie invention could turn petrol cars into hybrids
13 September
A kit designed to quickly and cheaply turn petrol cars into hybrid vehicles has won the prestigious James Dyson Award and could one day help cut Australia's transport emissions. RMIT student Alexander Burton, 21, on Wednesday claimed the national...[Read More]