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New analytics platform will help future-proof farms
Open Forum | January 23, 2019CSIRO and rural technology start-up Digital Agriculture Services have launched a new platform that combines artificial intelligence, machine learning and cloud-based geospatial technology to deliver reliable, independent and robust farm data and analytics.
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VR thrill rides need more than technology to sell them
Amanda Weaver | January 20, 2019If creators don’t get virtual reality right for thrill rides the concept of VR as entertainment could be set back years; mirroring its habit of riding waves of popularity before falling into obscurity over the past two decades.
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‘Ultra” ultrasound could revolutionise technology
Open Forum | January 17, 2019A new, more sensitive method to measure ultrasound may improve a wide range of technology from medical devices to driverless vehicles.
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Future robots will be more R2D2 than C3PO
Open Forum | January 14, 2019Researchers from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, have offered a bold glimpse into what the robots of the future could look like – and it’s nothing like C3PO, or a T-800 Terminator.
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Why belief in a flat Earth is increasing
Anders Furze | January 12, 2019The Earth is demonstrably a sphere, and yet belief in a ‘flat Earth’ is increasing. However amusing at first glance, this misapprehension points to people’s increasing preference for ill informed internet bubbles rather than expert analysis or fact based critical thinking.
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Insurance companies, advanced technology and you
David Tuffley | January 11, 2019Companies of all kinds are embracing technology to reduce costs and increase profits, and the insurance industry is no exception. China’s surveillance state gives a glimpse of one dystopian future using AI and exploiting the technology to maximise private profit is another.
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More of the best science stories from 2018
Open Forum | January 3, 2019Melbourne University experts share more of their picks of the best research, discoveries and big thinking from around the world in 2018.
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The mind-blowing discoveries of 2018
Open Forum | January 1, 2019The New Year has begun, but 2018 was a big year for new scientific discoveries. From new exoplanets to the fight against cancer, Melbourne University experts tell us about their pick of the best research, discoveries and big thinking from around the world last year.
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The top 10 ‘weird science’ stories of 2018
Open Forum | December 28, 2018There were plenty of weird and wonderful science stories in 2018, from octopuses high on ecstasy to a billionaire shooting a car into space.
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The top ten science stories of 2018
Open Forum | December 26, 20182018 has been another landmark year in the realm of science, with outrage at claims of genetically modified babies and dire warnings from the world’s top climate scientists balanced by a successful Mars landing.
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Why data is king
David Byrne | December 16, 2018The more people use Facebook or Google, the more data they collect, and the more valuable the platforms become for both consumers and advertisers, but their ever greater power also raises issues of public concern.
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Celebrating the superstars of STEM
Open Forum | December 13, 201860 female scientists and technologists have been named Superstars of STEM for 2019 by Science & Technology Australia to highlight the role of women in technology.