Innovation
Space sham: Andrew Barr blasts space base decision
ACT chief minister Andrew Barr has blasted the federal government's decision to overlook Canberra as the permanent home for Australia's space agency.
- by Dan Jervis-Bardy
Latest
Health
Millions with ‘irreversible’ eye disease given hope of keeping sight
Tens of thousands of Australians are told every year they have an irreversible eye disease that will ruin their vision. A blood - not eye - test could change that.
- by Esther Han
Canberra life
Drone coffee: Does it spill? Is it hot? A special investigation
This week a drone delivered me a vanilla latte. It was the future - and it was better than Christmas.
- by Bree Element
Innovation
Dengue virus cure and deadly cane toad smoothie announced at TEDxBrisbane
A tablet cure for mosquito-borne dengue fever within three years and a scientist who turned dead toad skins into a 'smoothie' which lures cane toad tadpoles to eat cane toad eggs and killing cane toads at the larval stage. Welcome to TEDx Brisbane,
- by Tony Moore
Innovation
Plans lodged for Canberra's drone hangar in Mitchell
Wing plans to offer about 30-50 deliveries a day when the service launches in Canberra's northern suburbs early next year.
- by Dan Jervis-Bardy
Analysis
Analysis
The epic struggle between the US and China for control of big tech
An epic struggle between the US and China for control the technologies that will dominate our future is unfolding- and investors are being caught in the crossfires.
- by John McDuling
Elon Musk
AI-infused humans: Elon Musk wants to create a hard drive for our brains
Elon Musk says to fight the rise of artificial intelligence that we must merge with machines - and he wants to plant chips in our heads.
- by Peter Holley
Innovation
The unsung Aussie who let 600 million see humanity's great achievement
A new book reveals how people all over the world managed to see the landing on the moon - and how an Australian made it happen.
- by Steve Evans
Opinion
Opinion
So much for the clever country, we're squibbing it
Many national leaders have stated big ambitions for Australia as an innovation nation, but we keep falling short.
- by Peter Hartcher
ACT government
Drones could deliver $40 million boost to ACT business, study finds
The study estimates that household drone deliveries would create an additional 600,000 sales a year for ACT businesses by 2030.
- by Dan Jervis-Bardy
Construction
Australia's robotic bricklayer has just finished its first house - in under three days
The one-armed robot can lay up to 1,000 bricks an hour - about the output of two human bricklayers for a day.
- by Chris Pash