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Helping computers to see 11/7/2012

Driverless cars, robotic mining, smart 'event alarm' CCTV and even at-home stroke rehabilitation - this is the world where computers can see, being made possible by researchers like ...

Clay brings hypersonic craft a step closer to reality 10/16/2012

Hypersonic aircraft that could fly from Sydney to Madrid in less than two hours could be closer to reality following Australian scientific work with clay.

Researchers developing next generation 'super battery' 9/27/2012

The University of Nottingham is working with E.ON to develop a next generation 'super battery' — which will enable businesses to benefit from clean, cheap and powerful energy storage. ...

Think before imposing carbon tax, experts warn 9/27/2012

Calls for carbon taxes to tackle global warming often dodge the complexity of this issue, with the risk hasty action could damage the world economy and fuel the greenhouse-gas problem, ...

Steel surface allows liquids to boil without bubbling 9/16/2012

Explosions caused by boiling liquid could be reduced by suppressing the liquid from bubbling, according to a new University of Melbourne study.

Use carbon tax to clean up coal pollution, researchers urge 9/16/2012

Two of Australian's leading clean-up scientists have urged governments and policymakers to earmark a portion of the carbon tax to cleaning up the mess that may be left by the nation's ...

Salt-based battery a giant leap for renewable energy 9/10/2012

Murdoch University researchers have come up with a potential solution to one of sustainable energy's greatest challenges: power storage for use in non-generation times.

Mental stigma? Workers less likely to claim for psychological illness 8/26/2012

Research has found workers are significantly less likely to claim GP visits for psychological illnesses on workers' compensation than they are for physical work-related injuries such ...

How the carbon tax works 6/29/2012

Carbon pricing is essentially about ensuring the economy can grow without emissions growing at the same time.

The hunt is on for Australia's brightest sparks 6/19/2012

The search is on again for the nation’s greatest ideas – in fields from environmental science to education – through the $70,000 The Australian Innovation Challenge awards.

New type of biosensor is fast, super-sensitive 6/1/2012

A whole new class of biosensor that can detect exceptionally small traces of contaminants in liquids in just 40 minutes has been developed by a UNSW-led team of researchers.

Industrial designers riding innovation to the hilt 5/28/2012

Two Queensland University of Technology (QUT) industrial design lecturers and entrepreneurs have designed and built a number of motorcycles so refined they have attracted the interest ...

Australia a leader in sustainable technology: expert 5/28/2012

Australia is a world leader in developing clean, more sustainable resources and technologies to prevent pollution, the managing director of CRC CARE, professor Ravi Naidu said recently. ...

Bee research might lead to machine vision breakthrough 5/13/2012

An international research breakthrough with bees means machines might soon be able to see almost as well as humans.

Research 'promising' for fuel cell advances 4/30/2012

Researchers from New York University and the Max Planck Institute in Stuttgart reveal how protons move in phosphoric acid in a Nature Chemistry study that sheds new light on the ...

Is it a phone? No it's a laser measurement device 4/29/2012

Pioneering new miniature laser technology which could revolutionise a future generation of mobile phones has been developed by a manufacturing business in the United Kingdom.

Partnership to bring insect silk to industrial mainstream 4/19/2012

A partnership to develop products using insect silk will explore a range of industrial applications, with the aviation and marine industries in particular taking notice.

'Smart sand' could spontaneously duplicate broken parts 4/16/2012

New algorithms could enable heaps of 'smart sand' that can assume any shape, allowing spontaneous formation of new tools or duplication of broken mechanical parts.

Australia needs a management skills upgrade 4/8/2012

Innovation capability is the key to Australia's future success in manufacturing and other sectors, according to Professor Roy Green, Dean of the UTS Business School and Andrew Liveris, ...

Challenging questions as the 'Asian Century' begins 3/28/2012

Asia's boom economies, led by China and India, must overcome a series of complex challenges to guarantee the region's long-term prosperity, according to Asian Development Bank ...

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