Search results for internet of things

Environment Jul 7, 2026

What the wool remembers: The carbon secrets locked inside every fleece

It started as a joke. Representatives of menswear brand MJ Bale had spent three days in a design sprint with CSIRO scientists trying to nail what kind of tool the company needed to prove its sustainability credentials.

Evolution Aug 7, 2026

The creatures born from code: Generative AI threatens to upend citizen science records

You need to tread carefully among the leaf litter of the Indonesian scrubland and its tropical rainforests. The dead leaves might seem caught in a gentle breeze, but there's more here than meets the eye. Try plucking one ...

Social Sciences Jul 29, 2026

A fake 'Jell-O diet' has fooled at least one celebrity: Could you be next?

Paris Hilton's mother, Kathy Hilton, recently tried the "Jell-O diet" to lose weight. She believed other celebrities—Oprah Winfrey, Doctor Oz, Michelle Obama and Kelly Clarkson—had endorsed it. But the diet was fake, and ...

Quantum Physics Jul 15, 2026

What does it mean to be 'quantum?' A physicist explains the basics behind Einstein's spooky actions at a distance

Imagine shining a flashlight across a dark room. You can predict exactly what the light will do: travel in a straight line from one point to another. That seems obvious because, in the world we see around us, light appears ...

Plants & Animals Jul 24, 2026

'Jimothy' the raccoon has short spine syndrome—but this condition can affect dogs, too

If you've been anywhere near the internet in recent days, you will likely have seen the viral footage of "Jimothy": an unusually round raccoon in Seattle that hops and skips along in a video filmed by local resident Kiana ...

Economics & Business Jul 16, 2026

Study finds LLMs nudge users toward smart savings and investing habits—but the guidance skews

Would you trust a large language model to help plan your financial future? Many Americans already do. In a 2025 survey, more than half said they'd asked AI for financial advice. By comparison, about 40% have worked with a ...

Environment Jul 6, 2026

Heat waves: Expert tips on redesigning UK homes to cope with hotter temperatures

As the UK prepares for the third heat wave of 2026, most people will be hoping to keep cool at home. Building regulations to protect homes from overheating were introduced in 2022. These require all new homes to be checked ...

Internet Jun 8, 2017

Six things every consumer should know about the 'Internet of Things'

At least 40% of Australian households now have at least one home "Internet of Things" device. These are fridges, window blinds, locks and other devices that are connected to the internet.

Security May 9, 2017

Harnessing the potential of big data to improve the security of Internet of Things devices

The power of big data is used in a strategy developed by A*STAR to improve the security of networks of internet-connected objects, known as the Internet of Things (IoT), technology which will make everything from streetlights ...

Nanophysics Jan 10, 2018

Making the Internet of Things possible with a new breed of memristors

The Internet of Things is coming, that much we know. But not without components and chips that can handle the explosion of data that comes with IoT. In 2020, there will be 50 billion industrial internet sensors in place. ...

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