A collection of articles written by us and our collaborators about designing a museum and our experiments in science, art, and innovation.
Interactive exhibits get a bit tricky during a pandemic. One of our design principles here at MOD. is to be participatory, that is, creating spaces for doing, not just seeing. But if you can’t touch something, how can you interact with it? Here are a few good ways we found while developing It’s Complicated. Feeding […]
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Words by Sarah Keenihan.
James Walsh helped make a tool that creates a snapshot of what happened in a crime. Because sometimes the full story is too complicated James Walsh is not a police officer, nor a lawyer. But he’s helped develop a piece of technology that could make both these jobs a lot easier. A postdoctoral researcher at […]
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This is the beginning of the Moments series. We have commissioned four artists to start you thinking about the moments of intimacy and connection you have with people and places. Starting the series is Thriving by Dylan Mooney. ‘With my works they speak of resilience, resistance and connection. We will continue to fight for our […]
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Work experience placements are a great opportunity to give high school students an insight into the workplace. They support students to learn new schools, work on projects, and begin to consider the sorts of things they are interested in pursuing in their futures. This year, we were really excited to be able to host eight […]
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Words by Walter Marsh.
The world can be a turbulent and unpredictable place, but data scientist Jeffery Ansah hopes machine learning and artificial intelligence could offer humanity a new kind of crystal ball. “Traditionally you might go to a fortune teller who says, ‘hey, I see your future’,” Ansah says. “But we use computer science techniques and mathematics.” Specifically, […]
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Can you tell us a little bit about what you are working on for your PhD Simon? I’m working on developing a terrain mapping system which uses information from bionic rat-like facial whiskers and other tactile sensors aboard a legged robot for modelling the terrain and its traversability to aid in guiding legged robots through […]
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Words by Sarah Keenihan.
Gabriela Dias Guimaraes wants to make it easy for architects and engineers to factor in environmental waste when they design new buildings Trinity Church stands near the corner of North Terrace and Morphett Street in Adelaide. Built more than 165 years ago, it’s thought to be one of the oldest buildings constructed by colonial Australians […]
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Words by Walter Marsh.
How working in a ‘pretend hospital’ can make a real impact Justin De Blasio describes his workplace as a “pretend hospital”. But even though a typical patient list consists of actors and sophisticated human replicas, its impact on the emerging challenges faced by healthcare workers is far from fake. “We’re pretty much acting to produce […]
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When everything changed in 2020, the research conducted by Sensor Systems group at UniSA STEM changed too. Adaptability is really just the ability for a system to change in evolving conditions. When the pandemic struck, Javaan Chahl and his group were able to adapt a machine vision and AI process, initially designed around search and […]
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Words by Walter Marsh.
Water has always been a precious commodity in Australia. For water engineer and lawyer Danielle Fopp, adapting to the challenges of urbanisation, population growth and climate change is an uphill battle that demands new approaches and solutions. “I’ve always been a bit of a water baby,” Danielle explains. “Since I was little I have loved […]
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