The researchers have built a lens attachment that turns a smartphone camera into a dermascope Because they’re so inexpensive, the lenses can be used in a variety of applicati... Read more
A combination of pop songs, talkback radio and cutting-edge science has enabled Australian astronomers to identify a way to prevent catastrophic, multi-billion dollar space junk co... Read more
A research breakthrough in Canberra may lead to faster, lighter and cheaper computers within 15 years. A team of researchers at the Australian National University Research School o... Read more
Zero-day infections are common Antivirus software running on your computer has one big weak point – if a new virus is released before the antivirus provider knows about it or... Read more
Increased levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) have helped boost green foliage across the world’s arid regions over the past 30 years through a process called CO2 fertilisation, accordin... Read more
The largest living organisms on the planet, the big, old trees that harbour and sustain countless birds and other wildlife, are dying. A report by three of the world’s leading ecol... Read more
An Australian researcher wonders “where on Earth are we going? The impact of human activity on the Earth is running out of control, and the amount of time in which action can... Read more
Image by Tjeerd via Flickr Technology Review 2010 TR10 – technologies likely to change the world Media Release: Solar fuel. Joule Biotechnologies’ Noubar Afeyan has created g... Read more
