A collection of articles written by us and our collaborators about designing a museum and our experiments in science, art, and innovation.
Words by Sarah Keenihan.
Gabriela Dias Guimaraes wants to make it easy for architects and engineers to factor in environmental waste when they design new buildings Trinity Church stands near the corner of North Terrace and Morphett Street in Adelaide. Built more than 165 years ago, it’s thought to be one of the oldest buildings constructed by colonial Australians […]
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Words by Walter Marsh.
How working in a ‘pretend hospital’ can make a real impact Justin De Blasio describes his workplace as a “pretend hospital”. But even though a typical patient list consists of actors and sophisticated human replicas, its impact on the emerging challenges faced by healthcare workers is far from fake. “We’re pretty much acting to produce […]
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When everything changed in 2020, the research conducted by Sensor Systems group at UniSA STEM changed too. Adaptability is really just the ability for a system to change in evolving conditions. When the pandemic struck, Javaan Chahl and his group were able to adapt a machine vision and AI process, initially designed around search and […]
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Words by Walter Marsh.
Water has always been a precious commodity in Australia. For water engineer and lawyer Danielle Fopp, adapting to the challenges of urbanisation, population growth and climate change is an uphill battle that demands new approaches and solutions. “I’ve always been a bit of a water baby,” Danielle explains. “Since I was little I have loved […]
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The Hooded Lycrabot (Flore pneumaticae) is a synthetic organism that can detect heat from living things. We have been cultivating them here at MOD. for quite a while, and since it is World Creativity and Innovation Day, we decided it was as good a time as any to release them on an unsuspecting public. The […]
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Words by Sarah Keenihan.
Octopus can’t talk, and so Dr Jasmin Martino is developing new techniques to reveal details of their fascinating, complex lives. Jasmin Martino drove from Adelaide to Eyre Peninsula and climbed on and off fishing boats multiple times in the first year of her postdoctoral research. She was looking for octopus. But not for dinner. For […]
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Words by Walter Marsh.
Keeping our data safe in an online world is complicated — but also simple The way we work, shop and connect has been transformed by the cloud. But, as more and more aspects of our lives move online, the value of our data — and the task of protecting it — are more important than […]
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Words by Sarah Keenihan.
Some kids learn better when they work in real physical spaces. So Katie Gloede paired STEM with Aussie Rules Football. Run! Kick! Calculate! Imagine you create a new way to help children understand science and maths. The approach involves a professional Australian Football League (AFL) club, and gets kids outside doing activities like kicking […]
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Words by Sarah Keenihan.
Yusuf Hayat’s research starts with questions, and creates more questions. “So, where are you from?” It’s a question many non-white Australians are still asked, even though their families have been citizens here for several generations. PhD candidate Yusuf Ali Hayat is interested in this experience of feeling like a stranger in the country you live. […]
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Words by Walter Marsh.
We don’t always know how our way of life could impact the planet in 50 or 100 years’ time. For environmental scientist Mikala Kidd, the problems facing our soil today raises big questions about the future. “I knew I wanted to do something to do with environmental science – it’s a pretty broad field these […]
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