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Small muscles to have big impact on smart clothing 11/21/2012

Australian scientists are among a team to develop a new artificial muscle with exciting possibilities for use in self-powered intelligent textiles that could automatically react to ...

Scientists reveal new insights on nano 3D printing 11/21/2012

Techniques for the manipulation of matter at the nano scale are a step further ahead with the publication of new results from a UTS research group.

Helping computers to see 11/7/2012

Driverless cars, robotic mining, smart 'event alarm' CCTV and even at-home stroke rehabilitation - this is the world where computers can see, being made possible by researchers like ...

Australia in Asia 'for good times and bad' 10/31/2012

Flinders academic and editor of Asian Studies Review, Dr Michael Barr, has welcomed the Henry Report on Australia in the Asian Century, but with a message of caution.

Beautiful physics: tying knots in light 10/31/2012

New research published today seeks to push the discovery that light can be tied in knots to the next level.

Using intuitive learning to get to grips with gadgets 10/11/2012

QUT researchers have found the reasons why parents and grandparents often complain their children can pick up a gadget and use it straight away or that they need them to set up the ...

The price is not right: Aussies gouged on digital products 10/2/2012

A leading expert on intellectual property and consumer rights at The Australian National University has called for a range of legislative and regulatory changes to help stop unjustified ...

Research aims to improve battery-life for smartphones 10/2/2012

Dr Da-Wei Wang's work on prolonging battery life has won him a Research Excellence Award from The University of Queensland (UQ).

Breakthrough in bid to create first quantum computer 9/25/2012

A research team led by Australian engineers has created the first working quantum bit based on a single atom in silicon, opening the way to ultra-powerful quantum computers of the ...

High-quality images produced using 'stained-glass' approach 8/26/2012

Inspired by colourful stained-glass windows, researchers from Singapore have demonstrated an innovative method for producing full-colour images at 100,000 dots per inch (dpi) which ...

Nanoparticles could store 'fuel of the future' 8/19/2012

For the first time, engineers at the University of New South Wales have demonstrated hydrogen can be released and reabsorbed from a promising storage material, overcoming a major ...

Taking a quantum leap in future computing 8/13/2012

Scientists have taken a quantum leap forward towards future computing after discovering that 'background interference' in quantum-level measurements, may be the very thing they need ...

Electron microscopy paves pathways for electronics manufacturing 8/5/2012

A new high-tech method for imaging the electric fields of atoms could lead to advances in areas as diverse as data storage, solar cells and batteries.

Cellular, internet connectivity key to wireless activity sensors boom 7/28/2012

New vendors rush to market to take advantage of Bluetooth technology-powered wireless sensors’ exploitation of links to smartphones and computers.

US researchers closer to new thermoelectric 'heat engine' 7/19/2012

Researchers who are studying a new magnetic effect that converts heat to electricity have discovered how to amplify it a thousand times over - a first step in making the technology ...

Climbing the intelligence stairway 7/15/2012

Founding engineer of Skype and philosopher of modern technology, Jaan Tallinn, believes the impact of artificial intelligence has reached a crucial stage.

Funding boost for super microchip 7/15/2012

Griffith University's Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre has been awarded $1 million in research funding by the state government to develop production processes for a silicon ...

The hunt is on for Australia's brightest sparks 6/19/2012

The search is on again for the nation’s greatest ideas – in fields from environmental science to education – through the $70,000 The Australian Innovation Challenge awards.

Counterfeit risk rises as semiconductor market expands 6/14/2012

Key component shortages force purchasers to move outside of trusted supply chains and into the hands of fake component makers.

Organic materials promise biodegradable electronics 6/8/2012

James Cook University postgraduate researcher Katia Bazaka has received a national award for her research into novel organic materials for high-tech applications.

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