Science and Technology
Advancing our world with audacious ideas
Science and Technology
Advancing our world with audacious ideas
Hungry caterpillars: new hero emerges in the war against plastic waste
The powerful combination of a unique caterpillar research facility and Macquarie's synthetic biology expertise may be key to a novel method of recycling plastic.
Scamming the scammers: New AI fake victims to disrupt criminal business model
Macquarie University cyber security experts have invented a multilingual chatbot designed to keep scammers on long fake calls and ultimately reduce the huge number of people who lose money to global criminals every day.
New optical fibre sets world speed record
Macquarie University researchers have been part of a global team who invented an optical fibre the thickness of a human hair which can carry the equivalent of more than 10 million fast home internet connections.
Man-made boulders with rock pools dropped into Sydney Harbour
Living boulders containing artificial rock pools installed in Lavender Bay will provide critical habitat for harbour marine animals.
Teamwork makes superbugs more drug resistant and deadly
Macquarie University researchers have made a potentially 'game-changing' advancement in the fight against deadly hospital-based superbugs.
Whale skin samples reveal new ocean feeding grounds
New research comparing whale behaviour today with old whaling records has shown the giant mammals are spending less time in the Antarctic Ocean and more time in the Pacific Ocean.
How green hydrogen could replace the entire fossil fuel industry
Could green hydrogen become tomorrow’s primary energy source? A new book by Emeritus Professor John Mathews offers a practical guide on how – with enough money behind it – green hydrogen could completely replace today’s fossil fuel industry.
Sky shows: A stargazer's guide to 2023
Macquarie University astronomer Professor Richard de Grijs explains upcoming events in the southern night sky this year and the best dates and times to see them.
Dating dirt unearths the truth about why the world's biggest ape disappeared
VIDEO: The reason for the demise of history's largest primate has long been a mystery, but the puzzle has finally been solved thanks to the results of a ten-year study.
Death spiral: New James Webb Space Telescope images show a star's murder scene
The first images of a nebula from the James Webb Telescope gave astronomers remarkable insights into the death of the star that created these beautiful haloes of gas and dust.
Macquarie University and Gilmour Space partner to deliver new space technology set for orbit
Macquarie University’s Australian Astronomical Optics (AAO) has signed an agreement with pioneering manufacturer Gilmour Space Technologies to produce a new sovereign space technology, set to launch in 2023.
Wearable, waterproof device aims to cut drownings
A new wearable device that detects signs of drowning and alerts lifeguards to the swimmer's location has been developed by Macquarie University researchers.