The US-India relationship is vital for the future of technology as India becomes a promising alternative to China in supply chains, innovation hubs, and joint ventures.

Artificial neural networks have features difficult or impossible to explain to non-experts—certain aspects of how these networks function are not always fully understood by the experts.

Parkinson's Law, coined by Cyril Northcote Parkinson in 1955, posits that work expands to fill the time available for its completion. This principle highlights the inefficiency in time management, suggesting that tasks will take as much time as they are allotted, regardless of the actual time required to complete them.

Courageous leaders prioritise long-term goals based on facts, data, and expertise, even if it means making difficult decisions that may face resistance.

The micro-robot is the size of a single biological cell, and scientists hope it will open the door to a vast array of medical applications.

Smart-wearable technology advancements follow the latest developments in electronic skins (E-Skins).

New imaging processes will enable scientists to understand better how brains change with age, diet, and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.

The recently released Defence Strategic Review sets out a more integrated national defence approach and clarifies the five critical missions for the Australian Defence Force (ADF); however, more details in some key areas would have been useful.

Australia has announced a shift in its defence strategy to denial, focused on anti-access/area-denial capabilities in its northern approaches and primary regional area of military interest.

Australia is entering a new age of warfare, deemed the "missile age". The Defence Strategic Review has triggered a significant shift in strategy, with the focus shifting to the Indo-Pacific. The north will be "hardened," and Australia will build its own long-range strike force. The navy will also be reshaped, and more funds will be allocated to Defence. The review also acknowledges the threat of climate change to the military's resources.