What if the function of the brains of animals and insects were key to creating a system that significantly improved robotic navigation? This was a question a research team based in the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) set out to answer in their work.

Road safety researchers at QUT are developing in-vehicle technology to improve safety and save dollars at the petrol pump, and are looking to test it out on Brisbane drivers. Atiyeh Vaezipour, from QUT's Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q), has designed an in-car device that aims to persuade drivers to adopt a fuel efficient and safe driving style.

They look like small, translucent gems but these tiny 'gel' slivers hold the world of a patient's tumour in microcosm ready for trials of anti-cancer drugs to find the best match between treatment and tumour. The 'gel' is a new 3D printable material developed by QUT researchers that opens the way to rapid, personalised cancer treatment by enabling multiple, simultaneous tests to find the correct therapy to target a particular tumour.