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AI is helping ease competition for scarce space on the airwaves
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (423+ words) Every time you make a phone call, stream a video or connect to Wi-Fi, your device is sending and receiving invisible signals through the air. So are your baby monitor, garage door opener, your GPS, the weather-monitoring satellites and the…...
How the chemistry of Star Trek changed my life – from a gunpowder plot to ‘red hellfire’
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (988+ words) I’ll admit it, I’m a Trekkie. I blame my mother. It was on her insistence that my brother and I watched endless re-runs of the original Star Trek series, which is now celebrating its 60th anniversary. She took us further into…...
Star Trek used wormholes to jump through space – what’s the science behind them?
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (1075+ words) Since Star Trek began sending its crews out to explore strange new worlds 60 years ago, the franchise has both imagined and inspired new concepts for travel across the vast distances of space. Among the most intriguing are “wormholes”: mysterious tunnels…...
Star Trek used wormholes to jump through space – but what’s the science behind them?
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (1075+ words) Since Star Trek began sending its crews out to explore strange new worlds 60 years ago, the franchise has both imagined and inspired new concepts for travel across the vast distances of space. Among the most intriguing are “wormholes”: mysterious tunnels…...
Can Australian businesses legally ban customers from using smart glasses?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (397+ words) An outright ban is legally risky. Here are some safer options....
How algorithms are making our environments bland
1+ week, 5+ day ago (501+ words) The Pantone colour of the year for 2026 is white. It’s called Cloud Dancer, which is described as a “lofty white”. This choice reflects a growing trend away from colour in our visual world. There is a similar increasing sense of…...