Industry News

The International Transport Federation wants to see a mandatory weight limit for shipping containers criss-crossing the world’s oceans, warning of vast dangers posed by unweighed or mis-declared loads.

Current materials are being pushed to their physical limits in the quest for higher-density switches for computer storage and memory, leading to expanded research into “resistive switching” as the next standard form.

New homes could have their power and hot water provided by a single device, now approved for use.

Australian engineers are bringing back the steam engine, revamped as a cheap storage medium for solar power.

A recent study has found South Australia is reaching an ideal mix of cleaner, greener and cheaper energy sources, with residents paying $88 per year less for electricity now than in 2009.

A new report says millions of litres of water are at risk from proposed coal mines in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.

Workers from a liquid gas project in Western Australia have been fined after their industrial action was found to be unlawful.

A senior figure in Australian resources and finance has said that the country could play a big role in the world’s nuclear future, if it does not mind holding the radioactive bag.

The average brain contains about 100 billion neurons, each with one to ten thousand synapses each. A technique has been tested which allows scientists to view the electrical activity of just one synapse at a time amid a torrent of trillions.

Researchers at north Queensland universities have reportedly been fending off waves of interest in their new robot arm for stroke suffers.

South Australia’s Attorney-General does not believe video game restrictions are being applied strongly enough, and that delicate minds are being exposed to violent and sexual content.

A group of LinkedIn users are suing the service for allegedly hacking emails to find contacts to spam with unwarranted emails.

An audit has found Victoria’s three largest government agencies cannot be confident they are managing their spending on telecommunications.

New research has digitally remastered our view of the brain, leading to a clearer picture which could help define better methods for brain-computer interfacing.

The new federal Environment Minister has begun tackling the ‘green tape’ he sees as strangling progress – hunting up 50 gas and energy projects left in limbo.

Several companies in the telecoms industry are taking the uncertainty over the future of the National Broadband Network as an opportunity to drum up some profits.

The federal Minister for Small Business has instructed the Australian Tax office to lay-off on audits of independent contractors and the self-employed.

The Australian Government will keep its generic cigarette packaging and large health warnings, despite a new challenge to the policy from Indonesia.

With recent statistics finding almost half of Tasmanian adults cannot read or write at a high school level, a push has begun to put specialists in every school to address the ongoing issue.

New research has found students with dyslexia may find it easier to read on an e-reader than traditional paper.