by Matilda Meikle | Nov 11, 2024 | Technology
The Australian government has proposed social media bans for children under 16 years of age. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese cited the harm these platforms cause to children as the reason for the new regulations, which will be discussed in parliament later this week....
by Matilda Meikle | Nov 8, 2024 | Environment, Science
Researchers are using spinning fibres to support development in the Northern Territory. Using a high-end nanofiber fabrication facility on the Casuarina Campus, researchers from Charles Darwin University (CDU) are developing fibres 10 to 100 times finer than spider’s...
by Matilda Meikle | Oct 14, 2024 | Technology
An Australian tech startup is using augmented reality to empower people living with vision disability. ARIA Research, short for Augmented Reality in Audio, is employing spatial computing and AI to create a pair of glasses which can help visually impaired people to...
by Matilda Meikle | Aug 22, 2024 | Science, Technology
A new wearable sensor will help experts to track the impact of artificial light on our bodies’ sleeping patterns. Developed by Monash University, the world’s first wearable device will record how artificial light can influence sleep, mental wellbeing and health...
by Matilda Meikle | Jun 20, 2024 | Technology
With AI playing a bigger role in everyday operations, it is important to understand the possible bias informing system decisions. AI bias, also known as machine learning bias, is a prejudice within technological systems which occurs when human opinions skew training...
