Engineering & Technology

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

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

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

PhD student Eloise Milbourn is researching affordable, non-invasive technologies to enhance rehabilitation after amputation in lower-income countries

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

New technology that creates ‘light twisters’ using ultra-thin materials could shape the future of optical communications

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

In biology, phylogenetics reconstructs evolutionary relationships. The same technique is revealing the history of the New Testament

A model of Mount Vesuvius erupting, designed in 1775, has been rebuilt by engineering students for a new exhibition at the University of Melbourne