Research & Science

Students using VR headsets. | Newsreel

Privacy concerns over classroom technology

The prevalence of digital tech in schools is raising student privacy concerns among academics. An international team of researchers suggest many classroom education
Read more 30 April 2025
Smart bandage created by Caltech. | Newsreel

Smart bandage speeds up healing process

A smart bandage, which monitors the healing of a wound, has been successfully trialled on people. Caltech professor Wei Geo said the goal was to create a “lab on
Read more 30 April 2025
Echidna, Australia | Newsreel

A humerus tale about a water-dwelling echidna

One of Australia’s most bizarre type animals have just become a little stranger. Research led by UNSW Sydney has shone new light on the evolution of echidnas and
Read more 30 April 2025
Two Indian men working on tablets

Writing tools raise ‘AI colonialism’ concerns

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based writing assistants are westernising text, negating potential productivity gains in non-western cultures. A study by researchers at
Read more 30 April 2025
Self-driving car. | Newsreel

Humans still trump AI in assessing moving scenes

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is inferior to humans in interpreting social interactions in a moving scene, skills vital for self-driving cars and assistive
Read more 28 April 2025
Lion and gladiator artwork. | Newsreel

Bite mark first physical evidence of gladiator battles

The first physical evidence of a Roman gladiator battling a lion has been found in England. Researchers say bite marks found on a skeleton discovered in a Roman cemetery
Read more 28 April 2025
Woman receiving eye exam. | Newsreel

The eyes have it for brain research

The eyes may be the window to our souls, but they are also providing scientists with insights to workings of our brains. A new study, led by the University of Zurich,
Read more 28 April 2025
Elderly woman and care provider. | Newsreel

Victoria home to world’s largest care research centre

Sixty of Australia’s largest care service providers will collaborate through a world-leading new research centre in Victoria. The Care Economy Cooperative Research
Read more 28 April 2025
Farmer on phone in field. | Newsreel

‘Talking’ plants will tell farmers when they are thirsty

Plants and farmers may soon be able to “talk” to each other and ensure the most efficient use of water for crops. Research out the United States has taken a major
Read more 24 April 2025
F35A flying in formation

JCU tests new aerospace ceramic with Lockheed Martin

A North Queensland university has developed a groundbreaking ceramic material that has attracted the attention of one of the world’s leading defence and aerospace
Read more 24 April 2025