Cities are imperceptibly becoming Smart Cities. But what does that actually mean?
The term smart city has evoked various descriptions at some point, but the world’s existing cities will need to smarten up as IoT evolves, as Giacomo Lee reports.
Analysis
Staff picks: policy changes to revolutionise Australia’s mining sector
With Australia reportedly mulling a net-zero emissions target that could bring its climate goals in...
Mining companies face moment of reckoning
Desecration is a word no one wants levelled at them. For mining giant Rio Tinto,...
Out of thin air: tracking underground miners in poor connection areas
A new project developed at Nazarbayev University’s Institute for Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence, Kazakhstan,...
Made in Australia: why is the Pentagon investing in Australian rare earths?
Efforts by the US to reduce its reliance on China for rare earths have taken...
Robots make more business sense with AI – just don’t expect fireworks
Robot use is becoming increasingly practical, which means that such machinery is being increasingly employed – and AI can only make robotics better, as Giacomo Lee finds out.
False start: challenges already for BHP and Vale’s Samarco re-opening
We track BHP and Vale’s efforts to ramp up iron ore production at Samarco and repair their harmed images.
How is activity in the mining sector recovering from Covid-19’s impact?
Analysis of jobs, deals, stock prices and financial filings and news sentiments now show mining to be a relative winner when it comes to Covid-19 recovery.
Is the mining sector seeing the beginnings of an AI investment boom?
AI deals, jobs and patents have been booming in the last few years. But is the mining sector keeping up?
In space, no one can hear you mine: NASA’s blueprint for space mining
We look at the geopolitical dimension of space mining and what the future may hold for private space enterprises.
Aftercare in the community, and the next chapter of Jabiru
The Ranger uranium mine refined its last ore in January 2021, and as rehabilitation work continues, the town aims to move on.
