Eastern Goldfields Railway signalling upgrade completed
20 June, 2025The project has seen a substantial advancement in the signalling technology utilised along a >300 km stretch of the Eastern Goldfields Railway.
Tackling network congestion with ISAC and RIS
18 June, 2025 by Ruth-Anne Marchant*Individually or combined, Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) can enhance capacity, reduce congestion, and provide improved user experiences.
AI-powered bushfire detection can protect forests and communities
14 May, 2025Bushfires pose a significant threat to Australia and New Zealand's environment, economy and communities, with traditional detection methods often failing to provide timely warnings.
Smart drones used to monitor Melbourne water catchment
22 April, 2025Melbourne Water recently trialled the use of autonomous drones to monitor and safeguard the city's drinking water, which it describes as world class.
AI-driven early detection tool to combat bushfires in ANZ
25 March, 2025Dryad Networks, an ultra-early wildfire detection company, is setting up its first office in Australia and New Zealand to help tackle the region's growing bushfire crisis.
Keller pressure sensors from Bestech Australia
27 November, 2024The importance of the pressure sensors and the Internet of Things.
Bridging the present and future of telecommunications with field service
25 October, 2024 by Simone DoolanWhile we don't take the act of communicating with each other for granted, the infrastructure that is required to deliver this often becomes an afterthought.
Multifaceted tech can help tame Australia's bushfire threat
22 October, 2024 by George Dragatsis*There is no single solution to Australia's bushfire problem. Rather, it will require a combination of human effort and multifaceted capabilities, including technologies to lower threat levels and losses.
Drone-based powerline inspection protects grid health
02 October, 2024Researchers have developed an automated drone inspection system that can respond rapidly to unusual electric grid behaviour, especially in remote areas that are tough for a worker to reach.
Ultra-precise motion sensor could enable GPS-free navigation
22 August, 2024Researchers have used silicon photonic microchip components to perform a quantum sensing technique called atom interferometry — an ultra-precise way of measuring acceleration.
Onboard sensors and cameras prevent drone collisions
12 August, 2024Julián Estévez has developed low-cost, autonomous navigation technology to prevent two or more drones whose paths cross in mid-air from colliding.
STMicroelectronics ISM330BX 6-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU)
04 July, 2024The IMU contains a 3-axis gyroscope and a 3-axis accelerometer with a low-noise architecture and bandwidth up to 2 kHz, suitable for vibration sensing in machine-tool condition-monitoring applications.
STMicroelectronics LSM6DSV32X 6-axis inertial measurement unit
27 May, 2024The LSM6DSV32X 6-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU), from STMicroelectronics, features a 3-axis digital accelerometer and a 3-axis digital gyroscope to measure intensive movements and impacts, including freefall height estimation.
Network sensing project to enable real-time flood intelligence
12 April, 2024The NSW Government is funding a breakthrough technology trial harnessing artificial intelligence and the mobile phone network to predict the possible impacts of flooding.
Digital sensor network to monitor air traffic at vertiports
11 March, 2024An entirely digital sensor network, including a radar sensor, will in future be able to closely monitor air traffic at so-called 'vertiports' (landing sites for drones and air taxis).
