Automation & Control Feature Articles

Curtin University of Technology researchers have developed computer software that can detect unusual behaviour in crowds and other high-motion environments, providing a new tool in ...

Chaos theory could hold the key to making the in-situ leaching process a more effective ore extraction technique, according to a team of CSIRO Minerals Down Under Flagship scientists. ...

Reserve Bank interest rate increases are always difficult for business and all borrowers across the economy.

The Henry review into Australia's Future Tax System makes an historic and significant contribution to the economic reform debate in Australia.

With significant geographic, language and cultural barriers, nations that are typically considered "Western," (Western Europe and its former empire), are divided from cultures that ...

As the economy recovers with its corresponding effect on workloads, a Deakin University academic has urged companies to make sure their middle managers have time for their friends.

Australian businesses will need to engage in sustainability reporting in the future to remain competitive, according to a new report.

In the past, the key to cracking open business opportunities in China has been working with the protectionist Communist government that has often had anti-import tendencies disfavouring ...

Almost all organisations have a group of older workers who are moving towards retirement.

Another wave of the mining investment boom has begun and will drive mining and processing construction to record heights over the next four years, according to a new report from ...

A new methane burner, developed at the University of Sydney and under consideration by mining companies, has potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from underground coal mines ...

Meeting deadlines is an important attribute in an employee. If you have difficulty managing your workload, it would be good to employ some techniques to help you meet deadlines at ...

Australians like to pride themselves on giving money to those in need, but what motivates us to part with our hard-earned to help others?

Imagine if you could generate electricity using nuclear power that emitted no radioactivity: it would be the answer to the world's dream of finding a clean, sustainable energy source. ...

Researchers from North Carolina State University have created a computer program that allows a car to stay in its lane without human control, opening the door to the development of ...

The much-touted "work/life balance" has been found to be riddled with paradox with new research showing work-related email invading workers' homes and leisure spaces, causing stress, ...

Members of the Business Council of Australia will be at the forefront of boosting the numbers of female CEOs and CFOs in the ASX top 200 under an initiative launched at the BCA’s ...

A range of articles detailing how CSIRO researchers are working to improve understanding of drilling mechanics and dynamics have been published in the March/April edition of CSIRO ...

In an Australian first, researchers have observed the generation of internal waves flowing hundreds of metres beneath the ocean surface on the North West Shelf.

Australian innovators now have access to an extra $40 million in venture capital funding, with the establishment of new fund manager OneVentures.