Mining exploration traditionally involves locating a site that might have valuable resource underground and then drilling numerous and expensive holes to find out for sure. Professor David Thiel from the…
The 3D printed bicycle
A quick Google search of ‘bike fitting’ demonstrates the lengths people go to find the perfect bike set-up. Saddle height, stem-to-saddle distance, frame size, the list goes on. But what…
Towards 2018: The future of wearable tech
By the time the Gold Coast hosts the 2018 Commonwealth Games, athletes may have access to up to 30 times the wearable technology products available today. So predicts Associate Professor…
Public Lecture – Wearable Technology: The edge of the BOOM! – Part 1
To launch the 4th edition of IMPACT @ Griffith Sciences public lecture was held at the Brisbane Square Library. Dr David Rowlands, Deputy Director of Griffith’s Sports and Biomedical Engineering Lab, SABEL, gave…
Public Lecture – Wearable Technology: The edge of the BOOM! – Part 2
In the 2nd half of the public lecture to launch the 4th edition of IMPACT @ Griffith Sciences Dr Rowlands will introduced our special guest Judd Armstrong, CEO of Jaybird…
Creating models for a better world
In ancient times, our ancestors looked to the natural world for signs as to when to undertake certain activities. Today expert provide the information we need. A weather forecaster may…
Round-a-about planning
We all know the feeling, sitting at a congested roundabout, creeping along, blood pressure slowly rising as you wait to enter the slipstream, exit and at last be on your…
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…
Hydroinformatics – Big data solutions for water savings
Harnessing big data for big changes in the water industry Big data isn’t just about creating and storing large data sets, but also how we can use that information to…
Are we smarter than Dinosaurs?
Guest lecture from NASA’s Jenn Gustetic 66 million years ago, the dinosaurs had a very, very bad day thanks to an asteroid at least 10 km wide. Since 1998, NASA…