Technology

Paradigm shift: the media after the tech revolution

Volume 11 Number 9 September 28 - October 25 2015

Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism Margaret Simons explains the huge changes to the media sector engendered by the technological revolution.

How does technology affect our brains?

Volume 11 Number 6 June 8 - July 13 2015

Andi Horvath speaks with researchers to determine just how our daily use of technology affects our brains.

Humanity meets technology on social media

Volume 11 Number 4 April 13 - May 10 2015

Niamh Cremins explores what might be the next big thing in social media, founded by Business and Economics alumnus Daniel Millin.

Software student’s Crossy Road app takes the mobile gaming world by storm

Volume 11 Number 3 March 9 - April 12 2015

 

It may be difficult to make a living playing games, but Engineering student Andy Sum has shown you can certainly make one by programming them. Greta Harrison reports.

The changing way we play

Volume 11 Number 1 January 12 - February 8 2015

 

The way we play is changing, and gaming technologies – digital and traditional – are developing and intersecting at an incredible pace. Where are these gaming technologies going, and how are they changing our social interactions for the better? Zoe Nikakis talks to two early-career researchers to find out.

Engineering a better recovery

Volume 10 Number 12 December 8 2014 - January 11 2015

 

The interface between medicine and engineering is growing ever stronger and clinicians are using new technologies to improve outcomes for patients. University of Melbourne experts have joined forces with the rehabilitation staff at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) to work with patients recovering from stroke or other nervous system injury. Annie Rahilly reports on the hands-together approach to this important initiative.

A green living learning design school

Volume 10 Number 12 December 8 2014 - January 11 2015

 

Sustainability expert Dr Dominique Hes profiles the University of Melbourne’s newest and greenest building.

Rice husk grist to the cement mill: new student developed technology

Volume 10 Number 12 December 8 2014 - January 11 2015

 

A new gadget – the rice husk ash grinder – invented by Engineering students, can turn rice waste into cement. By Kristen Goodgame.

Small-scale thinking wins big results

Volume 10 Number 9 September 8 - October 13 2014

 

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering’s Professor Frank Caruso has won the 2014 Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation. By Annie Rahilly.

Where is my Quantum computer laptop?

Volume 10 Number 9 September 8 - October 13 2014

 

Quantum computing looks to harness the power of individual atoms or superconductors to perform memory and processing tasks and has the potential take computing to the next level. By Andi Horvath.

Inspiring innovation in young inventors

Volume 10 Number 6 June 9 - July 13 2014

 

Fledgling inventors from around Victoria descended on Wilson Hall to show off their bizarre and brilliant contraptions as part of the Melbourne School of Engineering’s Amazing Spaghetti Machine Contest. By Annie Rahilly.

Anticipating technology’s next wave

Volume 10 Number 5 May 12 - June 8 2014

 

Professor Graeme Clark continues to work to create perfect hearing for hearing impaired people. As he starts a new stage in his already distinguished career, Professor Clark celebrates the next oration named in his honour. Annie Rahilly reports.