Last Saturday night, a young woman out on the town in Brisbane saw a dog-shaped robot trotting towards her and…
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As we prepare to invest money to prevent the next global pandemic and find solutions to many other problems, science funders have a…
These days, we don’t have to wait long until the next breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI) impresses everyone with capabilities…
Real-world technology is often foretold by science fiction. In 1927, characters in the film Metropolis made video calls to each other. Star…
Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day. Heart rate is a key marker of cardiovascular activity and an important vital sign. But…
Nanomedicines took the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers are using these very small and intricate materials to develop diagnostic tests…
Researchers in the US have finally fulfilled an objective that was set decades ago: the achievement of “ignition” – getting more energy…
Are you a doom scroller or a frequent Tweeter? Do you pass the time by flicking endlessly through others’ posts on social…
Black holes form natural time machines that allow travel to both the past and the future. But don’t expect to…
It’s been an eventful year for space exploration, with successes including the completion of Nasa’s Artemis 1 mission (finally), the inauguration of…