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What’s happening? A pendulum is a weight pulled that’s anchored at a point which lets it swing freely under its own momentum when pulled back. The timing of each swing is determined by the distance between the bottom of the weight and the point it’s anchored to. You might have seen pendulums on clocks, which […]

Australia’s Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) recently launched its $100 million Solar ScaleUp Challenge and this could spell good news for climate change action. The challenge aims to connect solar technology engineers from across the country and make progress towards lowering carbon emissions.

Can you imagine having a skeleton made of glass? The sea sponge known as Venus’ flower basket can! This glass skeleton has inspired Australian engineers to create a strong new material that could make buildings more sustainable.

Friendly neighbourhood scientists have created their own version of Spider-Man’s webs. Their silk mixture can form a solid string when shot out of a needle and even stick to and lift objects!

Australian company, AMSL Aero, is launching a new hydrogen-powered aircraft into the skies! This exciting technology could help the airline industry reach net zero carbon production by 2050. In fact, the Australian government has just published a national strategy on how hydrogen can help the entire country reach net zero.

For 120 years, the SS Nemesis lay in an unknown location at the bottom of the ocean. In 1904, the 73-metre steamship disappeared in a storm with the tragic loss of 32 lives onboard. No one knew where SS Nemesis was until modern technology shone light – and sound – on the shipwreck.

Here’s a chance to create your own automatic fishing machine inspired by Aboriginal engineering. Automatic fishing machines were, and may still be, used by Aboriginal people to catch fish in shallow waters. This activity is based on a fishing machine invented by Aboriginal engineers and used near the Murray River.

This cardboard doll loves to leap! It takes a bit of crafting, but the results will make you jump for joy.

What on Earth can jump the highest? Olympic high jumpers can clear more than 2 metres. Pumas might be the best animals at jumping, able to leap 7 metres into a tree. But a team of researchers from the USA have just made a robot that jumps higher than any animal!

There’s a lot of waste in how we make, use and dispose of clothes. CSIRO is looking for ideas to make fibre and materials more sustainable, and build a recycling, environmentally friendly, circular fibre industry.