16 used car models rated five stars for safety
Nine car markers produced 16 models which gained top marks for used car safety, based on a study of crashes over 35 years.
The Monash University Accident Research Centre
Read more30 October 2024Business
$4 million boost for Brisbane battery technology
A Brisbane company has received a $4 million grant to commercialise its new battery technology and boost Australia’s manufacturing capability.
AnteoTech, which
Read more30 October 2024
What is AI superintelligence? Could it destroy humanity?
By Flora Salim
In 2014, the British philosopher Nick Bostrom published a book about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) with the ominous title Superintelligence:
Read more29 October 2024
First electric HiLux tested in western mining conditions
The first battery-electric Toyota HiLux double cab ute will be tested in the harsh conditions of northern Western Australian.
In a partnership with BHP, the Japanese
Read more29 October 2024
First Apple Intelligence features released
Apple has released the first set of features in its AI-supported Apple Intelligence system.
Users of the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers can access the tools through the
Read more29 October 2024
Aussies know mining is needed for net zero transition
The majority of Australians acknowledge mining harms the environment, but still believe it is critical to achieving net zero.
A new CSIRO survey of more than 6400 people
Read more29 October 2024
CSIRO leads regional focus on plastic waste
Environmental entrepreneurs from across the Indo-Pacific are being brought together in an attempt to solve the issue of plastic waste.
Australia’s national science
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Science edges toward a new periodic table element
Just when you thought you had remembered them all, science seemed headed towards a new element on the periodic table.
Scientists at Lund University in Sweden have
Read more29 October 2024
Small growth in national forest footprint
The size of Australia’s forests grew by a little over 0.5 percent in the five years to 2021.
In its latest report, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource
Read more28 October 2024
Hundreds in convoy through Brisbane this weekend
Hundred of trucks will rumble through Brisbane this weekend in a fund-raising convoy.
Around 1000 trucks will travel from Larapinta to Redcliffe as part of the Brisbane
Read more28 October 2024