Matt Kennedy

Matt has been a technician in the RAAF, an illustrator, a magazine art director, a wine merchant, a web agency Creative Director, a search engine editor, worked in fine art/antique auctioneering and delivers furniture on weekends because he’s too tight to pay for a gym membership. He loves fixing junk he’s found by the side of the road and is the proud inventor of the term "freeniture".

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Robotics

"Jellyfishbot" could shed light on ocean environments and deliver drugs inside the body

A team of engineers in Germany has created a tiny jellyfish-inspired robot, which can not only swim, but transport objects, mix fluids and even bury itself. It's hoped the five millimeter tetherless "jellyfishbot" could help us understand the survivability of baby jellyfish in changing environments.
Around The Home

Cold-brew coffee maker brews, stores and pours – and looks cool while doing it

Nitro-infusion cold-brew is a big thing among coffee aficionados, but most of us need to go to a specialist coffee shop to get our fix – and it's not a cheap fix. Portland's GrowlerWerks has come up with an alternative for us. Nitro cold-brewing (and storing, and pouring) in our own homes.
Science

Earth's eighth persistent lava lake found on remote sub-Antarctic island

Many of us will know what bubbling lakes of lava within volcanoes look like. After all, we've seen them our entire lives in movies and on TV. But that doesn't mean they're common. In fact, only seven lava lakes have been found so far, until now.