Micro-grids could solve remote energy challenge
Micro power grids based on renewable energy could provide the solution to the energy requirement of communities away from the main supply networks.
EDL CEO James Harman
Read more6 June 2024Technology
Deepfakes part of new laws targeting explicit content
Laws prohibiting the sharing of sexually explicit material have been updated to include deepfakes.
Legislation introduced into Federal Parliament today creates new
Read more6 June 2024
New skin cancer treatment shows promise
Trials of a new cancer treatment have shown promising results in improving the survival odds for people with melanoma skin cancer.
Moderna and Merck have announced the
Read more5 June 2024
Number is up for national telephone plan
The doubling of Australians only using mobile phones in their homes over the past 10 years is one of the drivers of a review of the nation’s telephone number
Read more4 June 2024
Amazon cleared for expanded drone deliveries
The Federal Aviation Administration in the United States has given Amazon the green light to extend its drone deliveries beyond the horizon.
As a result of the ruling,
Read more4 June 2024
New app links uni students to casual work
Three Queensland businessmen have created an app which links university workers with casual work and guarantees a $25 hourly rate to avoid exploitation.
Brisbane-based
Read more4 June 2024
New process measures fruit shelf-life
A new process to measure the self-life of fruit has been created by Queensland scientists, who are now looking for industry partners to take it to market.
State
Read more31 May 2024
Robotics strategy guides safe integration
A new national robotics strategy will aim to better integrate automated technologies into workplaces and ensure worker safety.
The strategy, announced the week, outlines
Read more29 May 2024
An overview of the pitfalls of AI answers
Google’s new AI Overviews has demonstrated the risk of relying solely on artificial intelligence-informed information, as warnings surface the next wave of
Read more29 May 2024
Researchers find ‘missing link’ for fast charging
Researchers in the United States believe they have found the “missing link” that will allow batteries to be recharged within minutes.
A team at the University of
Read more28 May 2024