Swinburne University of Technology
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Virtual Dementia Experience, is a virtual reality system created at Australia's Swinburne University. It provides caregivers with an interactive simulation of what it's like to suffer from dementia, so they can better understand what their patients are experiencing.
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A team of international researchers has developed artificial crystals with unique optical properties that could lead to advances in quantum computing and telecommunications. Their inspiration? The glorious green wings of the Callophyrs Rubi butterfly.
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A breakthrough technology in optical disk density makes possible DVD-size platters that can each hold a thousand terabytes of information.
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ScienceScientists have discovered that the nanostructure of cicada wings allow them to kill bacteria.
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Scientists have set a new record for thin-film solar cell efficiency, using "bumpy" silver and gold nanoparticles.
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The Airdrop irrigation concept is a low-tech design that harvests water from the air. The Airdrop irrigation concept is a low-tech design that uses the simple process of condensation to harvest water from the air
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ScienceOne of the scientists recently responsible for the recent discovery of the diamond planet has now acknowledged that in the overall scheme of things, his discovery wasn't that important.
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ScienceAn international research team has discovered a small planet they think may be made of diamond.
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ScienceA new report describes how one of the supposed fundamental constants of Nature appears not to be constant after all indicating that the laws of physics could be different in different parts of the universe.
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Researchers have unveiled DVD technology that boasts potential storage capacity 2000 times that of existing video discs.