According to a report in Fairfax media today, the Labor government is set to announce funding for Melbourne’s A$9 billion metro rail tunnel, in addition to the A$40 million it has already contributed towards…
We have the technology … but have we discussed its possible impacts?
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Chances are you’ve heard about 3D printing – or additive manufacturing as it’s otherwise known: a process that turns computer-aided designs into three-dimensional, real-world objects with a range of uses…
Matt Stutzman from the USA won silver in the men’s individual compound open at the London Paralympics.
EPA/Facundo Arrizabalaga
The accuracy obtained by top-level archers – at both the Olympics and Paralympics – using modern archery equipment would astonish most non-archers. Archers stand or sit 70m away from a target which has…
More than 50% of the Airbus A350 is made of composite materials.
EPA/DB/EADS
What do Novak Djokovic’s tennis racket, Mark Webber’s F1 car and the new Boeing 787 have in common? They all extensively rely on composite materials.
A composite material is a strategic combination of…
Getting the picture is one thing – developing it is quite another.
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On Tuesday, Australia’s Chief Scientist Ian Chubb released the 200-page Health of Australian Science report.
As reported on The Conversation, Australia is doing pretty well overall despite some areas…
All 68 of the world’s Airbus A380 have to be inspected.
Telstar Logistics
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has ordered the inspection of all Airbus A380 superjumbos following the detection of cracks in the wings of several aircraft.
Cracks were first discovered in…
The Tokai Challenger team after winning the 2011 World Solar Challenge.
World Solar Challenge
On October 20 2011, the Tokai Challenger solar car drove quietly into Victoria Square in the centre of Adelaide, winning the 2011 World Solar Challenge.
The car had crossed Australia from north to south…
If you want to optimise scramjets you’re going to need the rule of the jungle.
EPA/NSAS
My intention with this article is to give an intuitive and non-technical introduction to the field of evolutionary algorithms, particularly with regards to optimisation.
If I get you interested, I think…
