Science & Tech

A power plant and its stacks against a cloudy sky

Australia’s energy market operator is worried about the grid’s reliability. But should it be?

23 Feb 2023

Are blackouts really looming by the middle of this decade? An AEMO report warns they might be – but there are plenty of projects on the drawing board that will help ease the squeeze on the grid.

'Metasurface' technology: researchers pave the way for flatter and more energy-efficient screens

23 Feb 2023

A team of Australian and UK researchers have developed a proof-of-concept technology that could eventually supersede LCDs and LED.

A welcome screen of the Replika app as seen on a mobile phone

I tried the Replika AI companion and can see why users are falling hard

22 Feb 2023

The sudden removal of ‘erotic’ features from the virtual friend app has left lovelorn users high and dry.

Dead kangaroos make a surprising feast for possums in the Australian Alps

21 Feb 2023

When they set up remote cameras throughout the bush, scientists were not expecting to capture these small marsupials scavenging for flesh.

We pitted ChatGPT against tools for detecting AI-written text, and the results are troubling

21 Feb 2023

There won’t be an easy tech fix for the questions about authorship raised by ChatGPT and other text generators.

surveying lessonia kelp forests in chile.

A million hectares of kelp forests need planting by 2040, and scientists need your help

20 Feb 2023

An ambitious restoration challenge aims to restore these forgotten forests.

Gaslighting, love bombing and narcissism: why is Microsoft's Bing AI so unhinged?

20 Feb 2023

Users have reported some troubling experiences with the recently released search chatbot.

Using chatter on the grapevine to ace cybersecurity report card

17 Feb 2023

UNSW experts use social media data to develop modelling to strengthen cyber threat intelligence.

Resilience in the face of disaster: new reports examine mental health and bushfires

16 Feb 2023

A long-term study led by UNSW Sydney researchers has analysed older Canberrans’ mental health during the 2019/2020 bushfires.

Enhance! Deep learning tool boosts X-ray imaging resolution and hydrogen fuel cell performance

15 Feb 2023

UNSW Sydney researchers develop algorithm to significantly enhance images of hydrogen fuel cells, with potential future application in medical scanning.

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