Making innovation work

The effective testing of new ideas requires a systematic and structured approach from their initial evaluation through to the final product release

Another Earth

A new digital tool – The Digital Twin Earth Hydrology Platform – combines new high-resolution satellite observations and cutting-edge modeling to build a test environment for our planet.

Remembering Michael Mosley

The loss of English medical presenter Michael Mosley on a Greek island this week will be mourned by everyone who values evidence based science and medical education.

Embracing tech diplomacy

Technology diplomacy can convene expertise from the hitherto siloed domains of technology, business and foreign policy to advance our national interests and protect the democratic world from the technology enabled assault underway from authoritarian rivals.

A bright future for dark matter

While the ‘dark matter’ theory remains unsatisfactory in many ways, recent scientific observations seem to undermine one of its main rivals to explain discrepancies in our view of the universe.

Science by design

Graphic design can be a powerful tool in enhancing people’s confidence in scientific communications.

5 clues to the birth of life

The origins of life on Earth remain one of the biggest unsolved questions in science, but five remarkable discoveries over the last five years have shed light on the possible process.

Raised by robots

Recent generations of children have been raised with an ipad in their hands, but the next generation might also share their world with robots as well.

Who’s afraid of quantum computing?

Embracing quantum technology might be less about overcoming fear and more about fostering understanding, encouraging patience, and maintaining an open mind to the unlimited possibilities this technology promises to bring.

Natural chemistry

“Chemicals” have a bad reputation, as every mention of them in the news seems to be negative, but chemistry is the central science of the modern world.

Alien science

We no longer live in a universe that is seen as the product of the divine plenitude. Nor one in which our planet can be viewed as the centre of the universe. As a result, ironically, we have become aliens to ourselves: modern “alienation” is that sense of being lost and forsaken in the vast spaces of a godless universe.

Science is the key to our manufacturing future

The Australian Academy of Science has welcomed the Prime Minister’s intention to legislate a “Future Made in Australia Act” to boost technologically advanced manufacturing in this country.