Smart Cities Tech

A purple cooling fabric developed by Chinese and Australian researchers has been shown to stay cooler than conventional purple cotton in direct sunlight, in findings that could expand options for passive cooling clothing beyond the typical reliance on white materials. According to a study led by Zhengzhou University and involving Adelaide University, the fabric stayed [...]

Flinders University researchers say they have developed an aqueous zinc-iodine rechargeable battery design aimed at improving sustainability and cycle life as demand for lithium-ion batteries continues to rise. In a study published in Angewandte Chemie, the team reports an aqueous zinc-iodine battery (AZIB) capable of being charged and discharged over 60,000 cycles. The research...

A study by the Future Foresight Centre at Dubai Police has estimated the social return on investment (SROI) of 80 Dubai Police community initiatives at AED 647.9 million ($176.4 million), representing social, economic and security value delivered to an estimated 3.8 million beneficiaries between 2017 and 2026. The study examined initiatives across education, health, awareness [...]

Japanese eVTOL manufacturer SkyDrive has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Gold Coast Helitours for the potential purchase of up to five SKYDRIVE aircraft, marking the company’s first aircraft introduction agreement with an Australian operator. Announced on 18 August, the agreement covers the proposed acquisition of up to five SD-05 electric vertical take-off and [...]

Dentists could soon have access to more realistic 3D advanced manufactured dental models for training and procedure planning, under an $800,000 collaborative research project involving Fusetec, Adelaide University and the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC). The 18-month project is aimed at developing biomimetic dental training models designed to replicate...