Mapping the "superhighways" travelled by the first Australians
'Superhighways' used by a population of up to 6.5 million Indigenous Australians to navigate the continent tens of thousands of years ago have been revealed by new research using sophisticated modelling of past people and landscapes......»»
New metrological technique uses stress for nanotomography
Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues in Russia and Spain have reported a proof-of-concept demonstration of a new radiation-safe method for mapping the internal structure and stress distribution in samples of materials at the nanoscale, with.....»»
Everything you need to know about Amazon Prime for Australia
Although it's been long enjoyed and fretted over across the globe, Australians had been anticipating the arrival of Amazon's Prime Day for quite some time — and now, it's officially part of the calendar.Following the event's 2018 debut, Amazon.....»»
New Apple Maps detail now available in 16 countries and territories, including France, Monaco, and New Zealand
The new Apple Maps detail has rolled out to three more countries and territories, making 16 in total. Apple began the process of creating its own mapping data from the ground up back in 2018, and the latest expansion covers France, Monaco, and New Z.....»»
The ECOVACS X1 OMNI is a feature-packed robot vacuum that you’ll want to check out on Prime Day
If you’re looking for an all-frills robot vacuum cleaner loaded up with the latest in cleaning and mapping technology, then perhaps the ECOVACS X1 OMNI might be it, especially with the fantastic savings you'll be getting on Prime Day. The post The.....»»
New Apple Maps detail now available in 16 countries and territories, inc France, Monaco, and New Zealand
The new Apple Maps detail has rolled out to three more countries and territories, making 16 in total. Apple began the process of creating its own mapping data from the ground up back in 2018, and the latest expansion covers France, Monaco, and New Z.....»»
World"s first self-calibrated photonic chip: An interchange for optical data superhighways
Research led by Monash and RMIT Universities in Melbourne has found a way to create an advanced photonic integrated circuit that builds bridges between data superhighways, revolutionizing the connectivity of current optical chips and replacing bulky.....»»
"No religion" is Australia"s second-largest religious group—and it"s having a profound effect on our laws
The latest census results are out and the number of Australians who selected "no religion" has risen again to 38.9%, up from 30.1% in 2016......»»
Australians are more millennial, multilingual and less religious: What the census reveals
Census data to be released Tuesday shows Australia changing rapidly before COVID, gaining an extra one million residents from overseas in the past five years, almost all of them in the three years before borders were closed......»»
Why MapQuest, Jeeves, and Other "Internet Zombies" are Still Around
"The dream of the 1990s internet is still alive, if you look in the right corners," argues the New York Times' newsletter On Tech: More than 17 million Americans regularly use MapQuest, one of the first digital mapping websites that was long ago over.....»»
NASA Starts Shutting Down Voyager After 50 Years
Nasa has begun turning off the spacecraft Voyager's systems, signaling the beginning of the end of the probe's 50-year career. The Independent reports: Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 -- two identical probes -- were launched in 1977 and travelled across inte.....»»
Study: Humans responsible for over 90% of world"s oil slicks
A team of U.S. and Chinese scientists mapping oil pollution across the Earth's oceans has found that more than 90% of chronic oil slicks come from human sources, a much higher proportion than previously estimated......»»
Study explores uncertainties in flood risk estimates
Flood frequency analysis is a technique used to estimate flood risk, providing statistics such as the "100-year flood" or "500-year flood" that are critical to infrastructure design, dam safety analysis, and flood mapping in flood-prone areas. But th.....»»
Roborock Q7 Max+ Review: The most expensive value robot vacuum
The power and mapping abilities of the Roborock Q7 Max+ are impressive, but it needs more mopping accessories......»»
Scientists develop new method to improve mapping of bird migrations
More than forty scientists from the National Audubon Society and other leading bird and wildlife research and conservation groups published a new study modeling a novel approach to mapping seasonal migration pathways for birds. The study, published r.....»»
The privately funded killer-asteroid spotter is here
It's a new tool for tracking space-rock trajectories—even with limited data. Enlarge / Visualizing the trajectories through the Solar System of asteroids discovered by the Asteroid Discovery Analysis and Mapping platform. (credit:.....»»
New mapping technology to discover Earth"s resources
For years, scientists have tried to understand the structure of the Earth. One of these scientists is University of Twente geophysicist Dr. Juan Carlos Afonso (Faculty of ITC). He has recently developed a new method to analyze the Earth's continental.....»»
Researchers aim X-rays at century-old plant secretions for insight into Aboriginal Australian cultural heritage
For tens of thousands of years, Aboriginal Australians have created some of the world's most striking artworks. Today their work continues long lines of ancestral traditions, stories of the past and connections to current cultural landscapes, which i.....»»
COVID has killed 5,600 Australians this year and the pandemic isn"t over. Ethics can shape our response
It's difficult to ask, but how many fatalities should Australia accept from COVID in 2022?.....»»
New strategies to save the world"s most indispensable grain
Plants—they're just like us, with unique techniques for handling stress. To save one of the most important crops on Earth from extreme climate swings, scientists are mapping out plants' own stress-busting strategies......»»
Mapping heat flow beneath Greenland highlights geothermal "freak zone"
In our understanding of global geothermal heat flow, Greenland and the surrounding ocean floor has effectively been a blind spot. Now, scientist have dug up all available and somewhat unavailable heat flow data, creating common ground for working wit.....»»