A shocking study highlights a significant safety gap between the best and worst performing used cars.

Research on using funnel-web spider toxins in insecticidec is now being considered commercially in the USA for pest control in crops.

Wool clothes that change colour in the sun and provide protection from harmful UV rays could be the next fashion trend thanks to new research at Deakin University.

The University of Newcastle's NUbot's have placed second in the 2007 Robocup, the world championships for the four-legged robotic soccer league.

Peruvian agronomist Gomel Apaza is using traditional farm knowledge to pave the way for a more sustainable agriculture in the drought-affected C21st – with lessons for Australia.

If you ask our erstwhile business leaders to rate the importance of innovation amongst their top 3 business imperatives, over half of them think that innovation is important enough to rank in their top 3.

Scientists have successfully simulated a collision of two laser beams from an atom laser using an everyday desktop computer.

Australian Scientists have developed a new generation heat exchanger (RAMeX), which offers lower energy costs, a smaller industrial footprint and more efficient heat transfer and mixing.

This year, Australian parents will throw away one billion used disposable nappies, each taking up to 300 years to decompose.

For many Australians, the experience of tucking into a succulent fresh piece of Australian fish is becoming a rare event: labeling laws are now informing the startled consumer just how much of their seafood in fact comes from somewhere else.

Scientists from Lincoln University have been trialling the use of aspirin to keep pears fresh for longer, and, surprisingly it is showing potential. 

A scramjet experiment involving The University of Queensland as a collaborative partner has safely launched today at the Woomera Test Facility, 500km north of Adelaide.

A virtual fence for livestock that allows better use of pasture, protects the environment and reduces labour, is being developed.

A new report shows that the number of people aged under 65 with a profound or severe limitation in basic daily activities is projected to increase to over 750,000 people by 2010.

Presenter of The Warren Centre’s 2007 Innovation Lecture, Dr Chris Nicol, has called on media, government and industry to address the nation’s crisis in ICT talent.