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Big picture, small insects

Ants aren't particularly clever, but they could teach us a thing or two about how to work together towards a common goal.

Bernd Meyer Professor, Data Science, School of Information Technology

Ants aren't particularly clever, but they could teach us a thing or two about how to work together towards a common goal.

Technology and engineering

A mission to make plastic fantastic

A Dutch design student's idea to repurpose plastics on a small scale has become an initiative that's spawned a growing global community.

Scott Wordley Director of Learning and Teaching, and Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

A Dutch design student's idea to repurpose plastics on a small scale has become an initiative that's spawned a growing global community.

Technology and engineering

Turning plastic into fuel

With China no longer accepting Australian waste, an innovative home-grown solution is planned to turn plastic and used tyres into fuel.

Sankar Bhattacharya Professor, Chemical Engineering

With China no longer accepting Australian waste, an innovative home-grown solution is planned to turn plastic and used tyres into fuel.

Education

Six reasons why AI will never rule in the classroom

Technology is threatening the role of the highly trained teacher, but the lack of human connection means machines will never replace them.

Neil Selwyn Professor, Faculty of Education

Technology is threatening the role of the highly trained teacher, but the lack of human connection means machines will never replace them.

Medicine and health

When the home helps out

Improving house design through technology is a major step in assisting those with disabilities to live independently.

Libby Callaway Occupational therapist

Improving house design through technology is a major step in assisting those with disabilities to live independently.

Technology and engineering

Dialling up a world of information

A collaboration with Oxfam is radically improving the lives of women in rural communities in Bangladesh through mobile phone technology.

Larry Stillman Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Information Technology

A collaboration with Oxfam is radically improving the lives of women in rural communities in Bangladesh through mobile phone technology.

Technology and engineering

Turbo-charged medicine

Techniques used in aerospace research have led to surprising insights into asthma inhalers – with potentially life-changing results.

Damon Honnery Associate Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Techniques used in aerospace research have led to surprising insights into asthma inhalers – with potentially life-changing results.

Technology and engineering

Baffled by baseload? Dumbfounded by dispatchables?

The term “energy crisis” is bandied around quite loosely with some confusion around whether the crisis is about prices or security of supply.

Ariel Liebman Energy Materials and Systems

The term “energy crisis” is bandied around quite loosely with some confusion around whether the crisis is about prices or security of supply.

Technology and engineering

Breath of fresh air for gas masks

A global-first collaboration is set to radically overhaul technology that's remained unchanged for more than a century.

Matthew Hill Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering

A global-first collaboration is set to radically overhaul technology that's remained unchanged for more than a century.

Medicine and health

On a mission to combat depression

Two smartphone apps are designed to serve as a 'safety net' for those struggling with anxiety or depression.

Nikki Rickard Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Psychological Sciences

Two smartphone apps are designed to serve as a 'safety net' for those struggling with anxiety or depression.