Engineering & Technology
Sciences & Technology
Happy 70th Birthday to Australia's first computing class
We now carry computers in our pockets, but in 1955, the University of Melbourne became home to the two-tonne CSIRAC computer. Our picture gallery celebrates 70 years of Australia’s first university computing department
Arts & Culture
Special Report
Games don't build communities – communities build games
From creators and designers to researchers and players, gaming communities prove that the real value of games lies in the worlds these communities build together
Arts & Culture
Special Report
Pikachu on the 96 tram means one thing – gaming has taken over Melbourne
Melbourne International Games Week and PAX Aus are more than just trade expos – they are anchor points in the cultural calendar of Melbourne’s gaming communities
Sciences & Technology
Under the Microscope
Giving people the chance to reclaim their independence after an amputation
PhD student Eloise Milbourn is researching affordable, non-invasive technologies to enhance rehabilitation after amputation in lower-income countries
Health & Medicine
Q&A
‘It’s still the same for me as it was years ago’
Laureate Professor Graeme Clark AC, who led the team that invented Australia’s multi-channel cochlear implant, says he still cries “tears of joy” when someone’s hearing is restored
Sciences & Technology
Research
We’re twisting light to move more data
New technology that creates ‘light twisters’ using ultra-thin materials could shape the future of optical communications
Sciences & Technology
Research
One in three Australian e-scooter fatalities are children
A new study based on media reports finds young Australian e-scooter riders are much more likely than adults to die in crashes on our roads
Sciences & Technology
Research
Scientific tools are tracing the evolution of ancient biblical manuscripts
In biology, phylogenetics reconstructs evolutionary relationships. The same technique is revealing the history of the New Testament
Sciences & Technology
After 250 years, Mount Vesuvius exhibit erupts back into life
A model of Mount Vesuvius erupting, designed in 1775, has been rebuilt by engineering students for a new exhibition at the University of Melbourne