Self-driving cars and autonomous robots: where to now?

By Michael Brünig, Deputy Chief, Computational Informatics There isn’t a radio-control handset in sight as a nimble robot briskly weaves […]

Explainer: why Australia needs biosecurity

By Gary Fitt, Director, Biosecurity Flagship When the Department of Agriculture called a halt to imports of pop star Katy […]

RMIT students take on the Titanium Challenge

It’s been a big year for RMIT students, winning two of the three prizes on offer at CSIRO’s annual Titanium […]

Explainer: how does the electricity grid work?

By Glenn Platt, Theme Leader, Local Energy Systems Where would we be without electricity? Assuming that you own a fridge, […]

Put your hands together for a presidential applause

The Australian Academy of Science has announced their new President, and hooray, he’s one of our own! Professor Andrew Holmes […]

Meet Peter, from Tornado Alley to the villages of Vietnam

Meet Peter Hoffmann, a young climate scientist from Germany who has recently joined our Climate Adaptation Flagship in Melbourne. Peter […]

Dreamers and doers cross digital divide

By Ian Opperman, Director, Digital Productivity and Services National Research Flagship Australia has low unemployment, a high standard of living, […]

Robot rings in Phar Lap trifecta

We all know the Melbourne Cup as the race that stops the nation; bringing together punters, public holiday enthusiasts and […]

Inside the scream machine

By Angela Beggs Step inside an anechoic chamber and close the door. It’s an eerie sensation, floor to wall, it’s […]

Fuel cells are just our cup of tea

For many of us the word ‘ceramics’ conjures up images of quaint tea sets and fancy vases. But when it […]

Five ways the next generation of robots will change your life

By Dan Chamberlain When it comes to the wonderful and whacky world of robotics, there are few events which bring […]

Beyond R2-D2: Australian manufacturing’s robotics wish-list

By Peter Kambouris, Theme Leader, Agile Manufacturing  In 1977, George Lucas’ Star Wars introduced us to R2-D2, an intelligent bot […]