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Tech firms want to put a smart ring on your finger

Tech firms want to put a smart ring on your finger

A smart ring could track Your workouts and sleep in the future, but experts warn the technology may not replace smartwatches for everyone.

Old matter, new purpose in quest for net-zero car build

Old matter, new purpose in quest for net-zero car build

Old matter, new purpose in quest for net-zero car build

Old matter, new purpose in quest for net-zero car build

From building steel to sawdust, students are exploring new ways to repurpose old materials in a partnership with electric automaker Polestar.

Google and CSIRO team up to solve solar surplus problem

Google and CSIRO team up to solve solar surplus problem

Google and CSIRO team up to solve solar surplus problem

Google and CSIRO team up to solve solar surplus problem

Using more renewable energy could require faster and more reliable technology, according to Google's research arm is working with the CSIRO to create it.

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Self-driving cars are safer, just not at dawn or dusk

Self-driving cars are safer, just not at dawn or dusk

Autonomous vehicles cause fewer accidents than cars driven by humans, an analysis shows, but they are more likely to crash in some conditions.

Why all smartphones are adding artificial intelligence

Why all smartphones are adding artificial intelligence

Apple has revealed plans to put ChatGPT in iPhones and, with Google and Samsung embracing AI tools, experts say they will soon be ubiquitous.

Why Google is recruiting Aussies for AI breakthroughs

Why Google is recruiting Aussies for AI breakthroughs

Some of Google's most promising artificial intelligence projects are happening in Australia, the firm's research boss says, and the results could change lives.

AI race being lost in climate of fear, inquiry told

AI race being lost in climate of fear, inquiry told

Investment in AI is lacking and Australia is missing out thanks to a climate of fear over risks posed by the technology, a Senate inquiry has been told.

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Voters should be warned about AI-generated election ads

Voters should be warned about AI-generated election ads

Voters should be warned about AI-generated election ads

Voters should be warned about AI-generated election ads

All election material generated by an AI tools should be clearly labelled, Australia's Electoral Commissioner says, due to growing disinformation risks.

World-first generator turns greenhouse gas into power

World-first generator turns greenhouse gas into power

World-first generator turns greenhouse gas into power

World-first generator turns greenhouse gas into power

Queensland scientists have created a way to produce electricity using carbon dioxide in a development they say could power phones and computers.

Sweat-powered fitness trackers possible in two years

Sweat-powered fitness trackers possible in two years

Sweat-powered fitness trackers possible in two years

Sweat-powered fitness trackers possible in two years

Fitness gadgets that track your vital signs could be powered by sweat in the future after a research into nanogenerators by Australian universities.

Tesla and Hyundai reveal plans to replace taxi drivers

Tesla and Hyundai reveal plans to replace taxi drivers

Tesla and Hyundai reveal plans to replace taxi drivers

Tesla and Hyundai reveal plans to replace taxi drivers

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promised to reveal a self-driving robotaxi in August but transport experts say autonomous technology is not ready for the road.

Energy-saving steel, wastewater hydrogen win funding

Energy-saving steel, wastewater hydrogen win funding

Energy-saving steel, wastewater hydrogen win funding

Energy-saving steel, wastewater hydrogen win funding

More than 20 projects investigating ways to reduce emissions from steel, iron and hydrogen production will get more funding than expected, an agency says.

Volkswagen to test car tech to make kangaroos go jump

Volkswagen to test car tech to make kangaroos go jump

Volkswagen to test car tech to make kangaroos go jump

Volkswagen to test car tech to make kangaroos go jump

Australian-made car technology that will play sounds kangaroos don't like will be tested in motion after receiving university approval.

Electric vehicles threaten to overtake hydrogen promise

Electric vehicles threaten to overtake hydrogen promise

Electric vehicles threaten to overtake hydrogen promise

Electric vehicles threaten to overtake hydrogen promise

The popularity of hydrogen cars is dropping in Australia and overseas, leading many experts to question the role it will play in the future of transport.

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SpaceX launches Aussie satellite with printed solar

A huge satellite powered by flexible, printed solar cells developed by the CSIRO has launched in the US and may help keep others in space.

Fear spy crackdown will create uni research brain drain

National security legislation designed to crack down on secrets leaking could lead to the unintended consequence of scaring the world's brightest minds away.

Drive-by charging on the cards for electric trucks

A world-first research project will attempt to recharge heavy-duty trucks wirelessly while they drive along roads in regional Australia.

Europe selects Aussie wave technology for ocean energy

An Aussie company is taking wave energy technology named after a Greek goddess to a test zone off the coast of Spain after winning a competitive tender.

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Billions for green hydrogen but no idea on break-even

Green hydrogen champions will get subsidies to bridge the gap between the fuel's cost and what the market is prepared to pay, with no timeline for profits.

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