From daily smog to the rising threat of global warming, it’s pretty obvious that we all need to clean up our act a little. Much has been said about how to go about doing this at home, but what about in the workplace? Copiers, computers, even old floppy disks, can make a huge impact on the environment.

A researcher has developed software, which protects against viruses that hijack users' information during transactions such as online banking.

New technology enabling two-way communication from deep underground will mean that trapped miners will not have to wait days for rescue.

Coal-fired power stations are acknowledged as the single largest contributor to Australia’s carbon dioxide emissions. PhD student, Julianna Franco, has developed a cost-effective CO2 capture system based on the use of inexpensive plastic.

New membrane technology that would halve the amount of energy required to desalinate seawater is the goal of the latest Water for a Healthy Country Flagship initiative involving CSIRO and nine Australian universities.

Cameron Andrews, Sandra Wang and Emma Rogers have launched a new ‘freecycling’ site called e-cycled.com ‘to help tackle the problem of household goods becoming waste prematurely.’

A visionary scientist is developing technology that will respond to our moods and mental processes.

The world is under heavy pressure to increase yields of food crops, but the new science of plant functional genomics has fallen well short of what was claimed for it, says Dr Tony Fisher.

The computer attack aimed recently at Estonia possibly by Russian sources, is a sign that cyber warfare is now becoming a real problem internationally.

Unmanned vehicles will fly into the crater of an offshore volcano during the next three weeks to map it at high precision and search for possible mineral deposits.

New research suggests that classing sheep on the basis of visual traits such the appearance of their wool should be incorporated into modern sheep selection strategies.

Wine producers will be better equipped to deliver a high-quality harvest, thanks to a new device developed by RMIT University and industry.

Good pasture management through lighter stocking and wet season spelling gives superior economic performance through reduced costs, better animal production and improved market value of meatworks animals.

White Dorper sheep breeders and owners are hoping to eradicate a genetic disorder causing a lethal fragile skin condition among some of their drought-hardy flocks.

Thanks to a discovery by Monash University physicists, scientists who want to view fast moving images of the tiniest droplet or the smallest structure can now do so in 3-D.