BIG ISSUE, BIG BUSINESS, BIG DATA In the world of information technology, big data is the issue on everyone’s lips. According to IBM, every day we create 2.5 quintillion bytes…
How the worlds thinnest material will change our lives
There’s been growing interest in a material called graphene that could revolutionize the way a whole range of technologies look and work, from phones to tvs, body armour to testing…
Eats, shoots and leaves: what the movie industry does to ‘location’
The motion picture industry has come a long way since the silent movies of yesteryear. The use of CGI and special effects capture our imaginations, but have these reduced the…
Australia must prepare for massive job losses due to automation
Australia faces some tough policy decisions to reshape its economy and prepare for an uncertain future, with predictions that up to five million jobs are likely to be automated by…
EVENT: JOB SURVIVAL IN THE AGE OF ROBOTS AND INTELLIGENT MACHINES
In Australia, the Financial Review reports that up to half a million of existing jobs could be taken over by robotics or machines run by artificial intelligence in the coming…
Fear, truth and love – our relationship to the Coast
On 6 April 2015 Griffith University hosted TEDxGriffithUniversity. The event, which showcased the extraordinary achievements of a range of thinkers, business leaders, scientists and adventurers, was based on the theme ‘Knowledge…
Car park of the future, today
Griffith University has once again cemented itself as a leader in appealing design and innovative sustainability features with the unveiling of its new $23.3 million multistorey car park. Officially opening…
Researchers create new combination vaccine to fight Streptococcus A
Griffith’s Institute for Glycomics has developed a groundbreaking, combination vaccine that may finally beat Streptococcus A infections. Infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes are responsible for the deaths of almost 500,000 people…
We need new jobs as the machines do more of our work
We might be living longer than ever before, but the Australian government’s plan to keep older people in the workforce may not be that easy. The predictions are that by…
Rethinking Social Housing
Why do we need a house? It beats sleeping in the street. Yes, but it also means we are healthier so we need less hospital and medical care; it means…