MIT scientists build a thought-to-speech device
The future is coming, and while that might be perpetually true, a taste of the future has been shown by…
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Australians make sea water drinkable with graphene
Over 70% of the earth is made up of water, but much of it would be bad for us to drink. And yet thanks to a new…
Microsoft to start teaching quantum computing (helping solve life’s problems)
Learning how to code can end up making you money if you're able to come up with an app that can get on the top…
Google Street View to answer why did the crab cross the road
There are two age old questions about chickens, one evolutionary and the other about crossing roads, but did you…
Vodafone, Garvan Institute team up to make your mobile crack cancer
We can’t all be scientists, but with an app, we might just be able to help them, and you can do it all from the…
Australian research makes American apples stay fresh
You know how apples go brown after you take a bite? Believe it or not, Aussies solved that, and a Canadian apple…
Aussie embraces DIY with a 3D printed dog leg
When Millie the Greyhound needed a prosthetic leg, her owner tried something: modelling and printing one. And it…
Melbourne, Wollongong winners at autonomous robot challenge
This week saw university teams take to Sydney to battle in a robot challenge. Who won?
Australia’s 2017 James Dyson Award wins with cancer-treating gadget
If you’re a young inventor, changing the world isn’t easy, but fortunately there’s a bit of help to get you on…
Student robots take to the ring in Sydney for AI battle
Robots might be all fun and games, but there’s some serious technology and serious stakes, evident from the…