Understanding entanglement

A new experiment has demonstrated quantum entanglement between two atomic nuclei separated by about 20 nanometres, perhaps paving the way for quantum computing.

Shell phones

QUT researchers have created a prototype electronic device using a material made from seafood waste, paving the way for safe, flexible and sustainable wearable health sensors.

Science in the dock

Court rulings increasingly demand scientific certainty – but that’s not always possible, allowing companies to evade responsibility for producing potentially dangerous products.

Quantum of uncertainty

If quantum computing allows humanity to answer previously unknowable questions, how can we know those answers are right?

Publish or perish

Good scientific practices lead to public benefits, while poor scientific practices waste time and money, and perverse academic incentives rewarding the quantity rather than quality of publications aren’t helping.

Australia’s science shortfall

A new report reveals glaring gaps between Australia’s future needs and its current scientific capabilities, prompting calls for more research in the sector.

Prove it

After decades of disparagement by the academic post-modernist left, the scientific method is now being battered from the radical, authoritarian right.

The 100-year journey from quantum science to quantum technology

2025 marks the centenary of the publication of the first articles on quantum mechanics, also known as quantum physics.

Investing in the future

The Australian Academy of Science is calling for an urgent national conversation on research and development investment in Australia.

Rethinking risk in innovation

Innovation policy is often built around optimism. But in a world of live contest across the economy, the environment and the broader geostrategic landscape, progress cannot afford to wait for perfection.

Quantum dreams and realities

Despite the impressive and undeniable strides quantum computing has made in recent years, it’s important to remain cautious about sweeping claims regarding its transformative potential.

Lost in translation

Even when Australia produces world-class research and breakthrough technologies, we routinely fail to translate those into sovereign capability. It’s not a discovery gap. It’s a deployment one.