Tech

Valletta, Malta – April 10, 2025: Intricate marble tomb floor of St John’s Co-Cathedral, covered with colorful Baroque inlays, family crests, Latin inscriptions, and vivid skull motifs symbolizing Mal

Treasure Hunt: Deciphering What’s Done

Noah Galea 02/02/2026

Words are one of, if not the most, versatile tools one may employ. They may serve to sway opinions in favour of one’s own, express original knowledge to which one may be credited, and even prolong the memory of an individual long after life’s end. In a sense, words are worlds. However, there is one condition. For words to have power, people need to understand the language. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case.

When Automation Gets Smart: Lessons from the SMARTSPACK Journey

Alistair Ciantar 16/01/2026

Manufacturing has come a long way since Ford’s production lines. Modern manufacturing is becoming smarter. But making food package manufacturing smarter presents a host of challenges that the SMARTSPACK project needed to navigate through.

Giving Plastic Waste a Second Life Through 3D Printing

Zunaida Binti Zakaria 16/12/2025

Europe’s packaging industry drives 40% of plastic demand, yet Malta’s recycling rates remain alarmingly low. While 3D printing with recycled plastic offers a sustainable, low-carbon solution, repeated recycling degrades the material’s internal structure. Dr Zunaida Binti Zakaria explores this challenge through infrared thermal imaging to unlock the secrets of plastic crystallisation and bridge the gap between waste and reliable production.

The EDUWEAR Project: Connecting Rehabilitation and Engineering Across Europe

David Mizzi 02/12/2025

In a country with more metal bands per capita than anywhere else, you’d expect to hear sick guitar solos and wicked vocals around every corner. But for a group of students in Oulu, Finland, the only sound was the buzz of 3D printers, building the next generation of wearable rehabilitation tech.

Treasure Hunt: Deciphering What’s Done

When Automation Gets Smart: Lessons from the SMARTSPACK Journey

Giving Plastic Waste a Second Life Through 3D Printing

The EDUWEAR Project: Connecting Rehabilitation and Engineering Across Europe

Project HESS: Storing Tomorrow’s Energy

Are Solar Panels Cool Enough?

In Wine, and Blockchain, We Trust

AI that Moves with You: UN1Q Fitness and the Science of Smarter Exercise

Smarter Swimming: How AI and Wearables Are Redefining Performance in the Pool

Driving Efficiency in Electric Motors

Rethinking Venting: A Smarter Way to Tackle Air Traps in Injection Moulding

Listening to the Sea: Inside Malta’s First Ocean Observatory