Innovation promises to prevent power pole-top fires
Engineers in Australia have found a new way to make power-pole insulators resistant to fire and electrical sparking, promising to prevent dangerous pole-top fires and reduce blackouts.
Energy-smart bricks keep waste out of landfill
Engineers have invented energy-efficient bricks with scrap materials, including glass, that are normally destined for landfill.
Australian media need generative AI policies to help navigate misinformation and disinformation
New research into generative AI images shows only over a third of media organisations surveyed at the time of research have an image-specific AI policy in place.
RMIT opens $1M learning space dedicated to Apple Foundation Program at City Campus
New learning space dedicated to the Apple Foundation Program at RMIT now open to teach technology skills for jobs of the future.
STEM students ignite excitement at the 2024 Formula 1 Grand Prix
RMIT was represented by student ambassadors from multiple programs across the STEM College at the 2024 Australian Grand Prix.
Aussies in denial about impacts of generative AI
A new report reveals Australians lack a crucial understanding of the extent generative AI is expected to disrupt their roles.
Students’ giant magpie glider helps British Consul-General take flight at Moomba Birdman Rally
RMIT students designed and built a glider resembling a giant magpie, which carried the British Consul-General for Victoria above the Yarra River as part of the 2024 Moomba Birdman Rally on Sunday 10 March.
Aussie invention predicts power line faults that can cause bushfires
An early fault detection (EFD) system designed at RMIT University is helping to prevent bushfires and blackouts in North America, Europe and Australia.