Engineering & Technology

Our profession’s future is not just about training more and more recruits to fill the shortage, we also need to focus on the qualities of our next-gen engineers

AI is already used throughout rural communities from precision agriculture to self-driving trucks. But we need to help regional small businesses benefit from AI while avoiding the harmful aspects

Geospatial AI could transform healthcare and disaster management, but we need comprehensive guidelines and laws to mitigate misinformation and safeguard users

The Australian government’s plan to ban kids from social media overestimates the tech available to limit access and overlooks the benefits

A new way of pulling particles with light may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but it’s real and has the potential to make biopsies less invasive

The Healthcare Carbon Lab aims to reduce carbon emissions in our health sector by measuring carbon-emitting procedures and products, while still delivering quality care

An inexpensive system for customised prosthetic sockets is producing much-needed assistive devices for people around the world

Australia’s live music scene is already suffering, but AI-generated music could put the industry under even more pressure

In an era of increasing digitisation of electoral processes, Australian researchers have developed an algorithm to make democracy more accountable