AMSL Aero Vertiia aircraft. | Newsreel

Australian first in long-range, emissions-free flying

Australia’s first passenger-capable, emission-free, long-range electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has taken to the skies. New South Wales-based
Read more 21 November 2024
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Mini city maps safer automated transport future

A mini city in the United States is plotting the path to safer automated vehicles in urban areas. The 1:25 scale “smart” metropolis occupies a 6m x 6m lab at Cornell
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State inquiry probes drop in volunteer numbers

A Parliamentary Inquiry will be set up to look at falling volunteering rates in Queensland. State Minister for Volunteers Ann Leahy said volunteering participation had
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History books to be written from Aboriginal perspective

Two Melbourne universities have teamed up to create a first-of-its-kind chronicle of Australian history, from the perspective of First Nation’s people. La Trobe
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Drink spiking messaging is erasing the perpetrator

By Jessica Ison, Ingrid Wilson and Leesa Hooker Schoolies season is here – and with it, warnings about staying safe while partying. For girls and women, this often
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Green visions for key Brisbane leisure destinations

New masterplans for Kedron Brook and the Wynnum-Manly foreshore are among revitalisation initiatives for Brisbane’s key leisure and lifestyle destinations in the lead
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Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz and Mark Mauceri at the Queensland Futures Institute - Newsreel

Software becoming smarter than humans

The world is entering an “algorithmic revolution” in which computer software is becoming more intelligence than humans, a leading digital researcher says. QUT Chair
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ICYMI text abbreviations make you look insincere. IKR

Using abbreviations in texts may save time, but come with a cost, according to a new study. Research published by the American Psychological Association found people who
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Claims GDP is an outdated measure of policy impact

Scientists are urging governments to ditch GDP as an indicator of policy success and adopt a more wholistic measure of the health of an economy. A research paper out of
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Evidence of new planet at the edge of the solar system

Astronomers have found “tentative evidence” of another large planet at the edge of the solar system. In an article published earlier this week, astrophysicist Brian
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