Dr. David Tuffley is a lecturer in Applied Ethics and Socio-Technical Studies in the Griffith School of ICT. A regular contributor to mainstream media on the social impact of technology, David…
Former IT & engineering students’ travel app worth $2M just weeks after launch
A group of former Griffith engineering and IT students have struck gold with their new travel app worth $2 million just weeks after it was launched. The idea for Ventoura was…
From bleeding to self-healing concrete
Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world due to its high strength and durability, relatively low cost and readily available constituents. However, over time concrete also becomes…
An objective way to decide on a fair Australian emissions pledge
Earlier this year, Australia was handed a list of 36 questions about its climate policy from the United States, China, Brazil, New Zealand, the European Union and Switzerland as part of…
What has happened to the Australian backyard?
Up until the end of the 1980s, nearly all suburban houses in Australia had large backyards by world standards. The older type of suburban form is still characterised by backyards…
Deadly flash rips: Australian first research
Rip currents are the major natural hazard on Australian beaches accounting for around 90% of the rescues and are responsible for at least 21 drownings on average per year according…
No more science fiction: 3D holographic images
Drug research enhanced by fragment screening libraries
Development of fragment screening libraries could enhance the analysis and application of natural products for medicinal chemistry and drug discovery, according to Professor Ronald Quinn, Director of Griffith’s Eskitis Institute for…
New forensic technology helping lay rest to our ANZAC past
As we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the landing at Anzac Cove, DNA experts are working to identify Australian soldiers who died during another World War 1 conflict. The 1916…
Did farming cause a bottleneck of male diversity?
When people abandoned a hunter-gatherer lifestyle and became agriculturalists, initially some 10,000 years ago, they gave up a lot of things. This significant shift in the way they obtained their…