James Purtill

A start-up in regional NSW will be the first Australian company to produce at scale a new type of solar cell that works under artificial light to power devices like keyboards and headphones.

When a powerful earthquake hit New South Wales early one morning this month, causing seismic waves to ripple through Sydney's sandstone bedrock, data scientists in Sweden detected a disturbance in another realm: sleep.

Three years from now, if all goes to plan, an industrial estate near Brisbane Airport will house an enormous quantum computer: one of the most complex machines ever built.

A Choice investigation has found most of Australia's popular car brands collect and share "driver data", ranging from braking patterns to video footage and voice recognition information.

Ahead of Hurricane Milton making landfall in Florida, fears swirled about EVs bursting into flames if inundated by a storm surge. We examine the facts.

When I learnt this week the company 23andMe was facing bankruptcy and may sell its customers' genetic data to the highest bidder, I had three thoughts:

The two announcements are part of the company's cautious return to the use of facial recognition, having backed away from the technology amid a series of costly lawsuits.

Huge data centres built for generative AI will produce millions of tonnes of electronic waste by 2030, the equivalent of discarding billions of smartphones, a study suggests.

Since launching in Australia in 2021, Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service has become an indispensable part of the national telecoms network.

Vehicle-to-grid charging promises to save households money and get more value out of EV batteries. Here's how to take advantage of "V2G".