Aussie town so hot people are fleeing
IT’S a picturesque Australian city but when the footpath hits temperatures of 66C, it gets a bit too much for some.
Design
The trick behind these words
AUSTRALIAN scientists have claimed small changes in the words you read can improve your ability to retain information. But does it work?
Banksy’s biggest prank ever
STREET artist Banksy has revealed how he rigged one of his best-known works to self-destruct just minutes after it was sold.
Energy sharing revolution coming to Aus
AUSTRALIAN communities are joining together to pursue an innovative energy sharing future — and cashing in at the same time.
Ikea’s bottom-customised chair
WHEN is a chair not just a chair? When it’s a special 3D printed chair from Ikea that’s been specifically designed for the contours of your bum.
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Five things you should know about Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky
SERGEY Prokudin-Gorsky was not only responsible for systematically documenting pre-World War I Russia, he also revolutionised modern photography.
Dyson’s marketing stroke of genius
DYSON’S newest product range is not what you might expect from the company — but it claims to solve a pretty big problem.
Hurry up science, we need this
IT’S important research that could help the planet but it could also get you out the door a whole lot faster in the morning.
Aussie bid to make a crease-free cotton shirt
THE dread of pulling out the iron to work through a pile of creased shirts could soon be over, with CSIRO researchers embarking on an ingenious new project.
Apple’s new smartwatch rival
GET ready for the two biggest smartphone firms to fight for space on your wrist this Christmas, as Samsung reveals a new smartwatch that could give the Apple Watch a run for its money.
New Samsung has record-breaking price
THE world’s biggest smartphone maker has unveiled its new flagship device with surprises aplenty, including its price.
Facebook prepares next big move
AFTER accusations that Facebook is damaging academia, Mark Zuckerberg has gone on a new hiring spree nabbing top robotics researchers.
Google tool can predict when you’ll die
WHEN a sick woman went into hospital doctor’s gave her a 90.7 per cent chance of surviving her visit. Google was less optimistic.
This is the real future of Aussie jobs
WHETHER in a kitchen, on a movie set or on the production floor of a factory, our workplaces are beginning to look very different.
We should welcome our robot overlords
WHETHER working in a kitchen, on a movie set or on the production floor of a factory, these robots could actually help save your job.
Google’s ‘horrifying’ experiment
THE tech giant has been skewered over the “deliberate deception” of its latest product with critics claiming it proves Silicon Valley is ethically lost.
Backlash over Google’s ‘horrifying’ experiment
THE tech giant has been skewered over the “deliberate deception” of its latest product with critics claiming it proves Silicon Valley is ethically lost.
Australia’s ‘skinniest house’ is a bargain
AN AUSSIE family has turned a $250,000, driveway-width plot of land that nobody wanted into a dream three-bedroom home.
China scrambles to cover big weakness
CHINA has long been concerned about its reliance on imported chips from global names such as Qualcomm and Intel and its scrambling to fix it.
The hidden nasties in our cities
YOU may not have noticed but our cities are littered with ingenious, unsettling structures designed to prevent “undesirables”.
Quickest way to $0 power bills
A GERMAN firm is starting a huge push into the Aussie market — and this Sydney family is proof of the potential savings to be had.
Awkward problem with US fighter jets
THE United States has two of the most potent and expensive stealth fighter jets in the world, but there’s an embarrassing flaw with them.
Big problem Elon Musk is tackling next
BILLIONAIRE Elon Musk just can’t help sharing his harebrained ideas with the world — but maybe it’s not as crazy as it sounds.
Shocking new footage of bridge collapse
HEART-STOPPING dash cam footage has emerged of last week’s Miami bridge collapse, showing the deadly incident from the point of view of the drivers.
Big problem with our stations
A RANKING of the world’s best rail hubs has Grand Central at the top and Sydney Central at the bottom. There’s a big reason why Australia scores so low.
Why this house only costs $12,000
IT SOUNDS like it’s too good to be true but a new type of housing design could be the key to a mortgage free life.
$4bn ‘bungle’: Massive train fail
DAYS after it was discovered NSW’s new trains were too big for the tunnels, turns out Queensland’s new trains are kind of illegal.
Amazon boss’ $50m mountain project
WHEN you have all the money in the world you can do some wacky and wonderful things, but even Jeff Bezos admits this is a little different.
Huge flaw with Apple’s $6.3b HQ
APPLE’S futuristic ring-shaped headquarters are the fifth-most expensive building in the world, but all that money could not fix one major design flaw.
‘Embarrassing’ flaw in China’s new jet
THE superpower wants to show off its strength and growing capability in air combat but its long awaited J-20 stealth fighter has failed some important tests.
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