“The light rail scheme is such a great natural experiment,” ponders Dr Matthew Burke a senior planning and transport researcher within Urban Research Program. “Can contemporary light rail really change…
Banking for a changing world
The idea of a seed bank is to preserve the biodiversity of our food crops, in case of natural or human induced calamity, but there are a multitude of crops…
The quest for quantum computing
“Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.” – Clifford Stoll. “The right way to read this famous quote is ‘data is…
X-ray crystallography photo essay
2014 is the International Year of Crystallography; a celebration of X-ray crystallography and the science driven by this technology. 2014 also marks 10 years since Griffith University solved its first structure…
A World-First Technology in using Graphene For Micro Devices
World-first technology developed at Griffith University is harnessing the remarkable properties of graphene and could launch the next generation of mass produced, low-cost micro-devices. Dr Francesca Iacopi’s novel micro-fabrication process…
Greening up the city
Your local park is likely playing a vital role in your city’s health, and probably your own too. Parks and other “green spaces” help keep cities cool, and as places of…
Transport Innovations with Dr Matthew Burke
How transport projects and policies are changing our cities and changing our way of life In the last two decades Queenslanders have created world leading transport projects that are now…
MH17: A forensic challenge
Returning the 298 victims from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to their families with dignity and respect is a major priority for each nation involved. Disaster victim identification (DVI) is a difficult task,…
Dr Matthew Burke Profile
“Transport planning is a dynamics area of research; everyone has an opinion when it comes to transport,” starts Dr Matthew Burke, lead researcher with the Urban Research Program. Dr Burke…
Digital literacy in the developing world: a gender gap
In the pervasively connected world of the 21st century, creating and sharing knowledge has never been easier. But the fact remains that many people still lack the skills required to…