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Laser communications: Illuminating the future of connectivity

Laser communications have made significant strides, solidifying their position as a transformative ...  
2025: A year of transformative technology and ethical challenges

The new year will herald innovations in technology, with artificial intelligence heading the list ...  
IPA climate change book includes derided authors

The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) has shown a severe lack of quality control in selecting some ...  
AI Regulation in Australia: Understanding the mandatory guardrails

Australia takes centre stage as a global leader for safe and responsible AI use.  
Tim Winton’s latest novel 'Juice' poses a dreadful question

Tim Winton's 'Juice' is a powerful, truth-telling tale of what life on an increasingly devastated ...  
Intelligent systems depend on fusion of biology and technology

According to one expert, the future of intelligent systems lies in the seamless integration of ...  
Evidence debunks 'contemptible' climate lies

A climate science denier who claims he advised Tony Abbott now says regions such as North America ...  
Race to the moon for a business boom

Businesses must position themselves to ride the lunar wave — the moon is beckoning.  
Drone technology transforming Australian agriculture

Drone technology has become an important tool for the agriculture industry with farmers discove ...  
Transforming AI: The emergence of ethical biocomputing

Artificial intelligence is paving the way for advancements in biocomputing, where the human brain ...  
The next frontier in Australian STEM education: Opportunities in early childhood education

James Deehan, Emma McGarrity and Lena Danaia discuss the impacts of STEM learning in early chil ...  
Global efforts accelerate to battle space junk crisis

Debris orbiting the Earth is becoming a crisis out of control and international agencies are ...  
Remembering Sputnik: How a shiny, metal ball changed the world

In 1957, Russia launched the first human-made satellite that started the space race and carried a ...  
Koalas keep dying and we should be outraged

“We all think koalas are cuddly. And we all want to save them. But guess what, you need to ...  
Lessons from COVID-19: Government inaction led to needless deaths

We now have the capacity to reflect on how ignorant government responses to the COVID-19 virus ...  
World's first 'useful' quantum computer to be built in Brisbane

Government investment in U.S. tech firm 'PsiQuantum' is a significant move towards the world's ...  
AI holds promising future for quantum genetics

Artificial intelligence is helping medical technology leap forward, revolutionising healthcare ...  
Mind-boggling advances in mind reading neuroscience

Rapid breakthroughs in neuroscience have led to advancements in the ability to decode and under ...  
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