Museum collections to predict climate change impact
A North Queensland university will use museum collections to predict how climate change will impact the world’s future food security.
James Cook University Associate
Read more26 August 2024Research & Science
Shoppers not sold on facial recognition for purchases
It may be okay to unlock your phone, but Aussies are more reluctant to use facial recognition to purchase products.
As the use of Facial Recognition Payment Technology
Read more25 August 2024
Algorithms hinder children’s access to Aussie content
Australian children are being restricted from accessing local content, with algorithms dictating their online viewing habits.
New research from RMIT University has found
Read more22 August 2024
Team to measure crop residue emissions
Australian grain growers will be better able to report on their carbon footprint through a new multi-million dollar study.
QUT Professor David Rowlings is leading the $8
Read more22 August 2024
DNA air capture trial in conservation project
Brisbane researchers have trialled capturing DNA from the air in an attempt to save an endangered Queensland marsupial.
A team from QUT’s School of Biology and
Read more21 August 2024
New smart clothing harvests body energy
A new generation of smart clothing has been developed that harvests energy and monitors the body without the need for batteries or external power.
The fabric, developed
Read more20 August 2024
Home ownership goal losing its appeal
Almost half of Australia’s young adults no longer list home ownership as a major life goal.
New research from Macquarie University found young adults were delaying, or
Read more20 August 2024
The secret world of the dunnart
By Mechelle McMahon
They live in an underground world, hidden down the cracks of hardened clay in the grasslands of outback Queensland – small as a mouse, cute as a
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AI model predicts autism in toddlers
A computer model has been developed which can predict autism in young children with a high degree of accuracy.
Associate Professor Kristiina Tammimies from Sweden’s
Read more20 August 2024
Push for high-density, automated orchards
A multi-million program is aiming to develop smaller, high-density and automated orchards to improve crop yields and overcome labour shortages.
Hort Innovation Chief
Read more20 August 2024