Engineering & Technology

From robotics to medical technology. From skyscrapers to startups. Stories from our pioneering Engineering and IT researchers.

25 April 2018 – Cyber Security, Data, Information technology, Internet, Internet Security
The key to unlocking your privacy
More government services, like the New Zealand census, are moving online; University of Melbourne experts look at whether we should trust that our data is safe.
18 April 2018 – Environment, Groundwater, Mining, Water Management
The limits of modelling: Knowing we don’t know
Modelling the impact on groundwater of mine developments is critical but a University of Melbourne expert warns that we need to understand the limits of models
12 April 2018 – Cars, Driverless cars, Infrastructure, Traffic, Urban Planning
New fixes for old traffic problems
University of Melbourne research is bringing transport systems into the 21st century, connecting everything from vehicles and traffic lights, to pavements.
9 April 2018 – Bio-engineering, Exercise, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, Wearable Technology
Clever socks connecting remote patients and physios
A University of Melbourne PhD student's wearable tech smart socks, called SoPhy, provide physiotherapists real time, detailed data on patients, even remotely
28 March 2018 – Cambridge Analytica, Encryption , Facebook, Privacy
Data privacy and power
Amid the fallout over harvested Facebook data, University of Melbourne experts argue that we need more control over our data and less of it being collected.
28 March 2018 – Education, STEM, Schools, Students, Teaching
Breaking next-gen scientists out of the lab
The next generation of scientists needs to collaborate and innovate, so educators will need to adjust says the University of Melbourne's Robin Batterham
21 March 2018 – Mining, Personal safety, Technology, Wearable Technology, Workplace Health and Safety
Sensing a serious problem
New wearable technology, that includes the University of Melbourne, could help people working in harsh environments, like mining, to monitor their own wellbeing
19 March 2018 – Ageing, Dementia, Psychiatry, Robotics, Robots
How robots can reach out
University of Melbourne research looks at how robots in the future could free up carers of patients with early onset dementia for more emotional interaction
15 March 2018 – Engineering, Healing, Physiotherapy, Sports, Virtual Reality
Using virtual reality to treat real-world injuries
The CAREN system, a biomechanical technology that uses virtual reality, is helping University of Melbourne researchers to treat, and even prevent, injuries.