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A new system will introduce collaborative, three-dimensional digital sketching to offices, classrooms studios and more.
Magnetic study to bring new tech closer
Australian researchers are embarking on a project to create better-performing and more capable information technologies.
New loo to lower the lid on illness
A life-saving solar-powered toilet has been developed for a UN-backed project to improve global sanitation.
Super sponge soaks up old energy issues
A spongy plastic that soaks up carbon dioxide could ease the transition away from polluting fossil fuels and toward new energy sources, researchers say.
Watchdog keeps guard for lonely hearts
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is cracking down on online dating scams, as people continue to be swindled out of their fortunes by romantic promises.
Flat-packed, self-folding, robot origami
In an automated, robotic future, the common task of folding origami may no longer exist.
Technological edge taken for human handling
Tech firm IBM is programming its way to more efficient HR.
Garbage-loving techno-shell takes a bite of waste
A large shell-shaped structure is sucking tonnes of rubbish out of a river for free.
ACCC puts out feelers for phone fee reform
The competition watchdog wants to cut the cost of mobile phone calls and text messages, and is calling for submissions from around the country on good ways to do it.
Breeze of uncertainty holds back green tide
With the results of a review still looming, insiders say Australian renewable energy is “dead”.
Ferro-functions for motivating surface
An international engineering team has developed a surface that can actively control how fluids or particles move across it.
Screens match eye defects for glasses-free focus
Researchers have developed a new display that can correct for vision defects, removing the need for prescription glasses or contact lenses for viewing.
Side-burns to seat-backs; hair grows new uses
The ever-increasing human population will push many things to scarcity, but some designers say it will provide them with more advanced materials.
Leaks continue as Government's gag bagged
The media has been banned from reporting on a case that the fugitive Julian Assange calls “an embarrassing corruption scandal involving the Australian government”.
Piracy, spying and the rights of providers
Concern is coming from several directions over possible changes to Australian internet law.
Fibre-optic eyes spy more space than ever
A new device is giving Australian researchers a 'Google street view' of galaxies.
Experts to extras outsourced in Telstra's Indian shift
Telstra is planning to cut more than 650 jobs in Australia, the latest in thousands of job losses from the local telecom in the last two years.
Lithium re-mixed for big battery advance
Researchers say they have improved the venerable lithium battery – by adding more lithium.
Minds re-tooled against mining decline
Some engineering companies are bucking the economic trend, taking on more people despite the end of the mining construction boom flooding the market.
Mobiles help midwives bring comfort in new lives
Researchers say new media technologies including smart phone apps and online services are an effective way to improve the health of new mothers and their babies.
People taking power back could threaten big generation
A leading energy economist says Australian electricity is changing, and the stranglehold that traditional power companies have enjoyed is beginning to weaken.