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ANU sensors make wearable medical diagnostic devices possible

07 June, 2018

The tiny sensors open the door to developing a wearable device that can help diagnose people's health in real time.


Information about toxic chemicals reduces industrial use

29 May, 2018

Access to information about the potential environmental impact of industrial activities may be sufficient to persuade companies to abandon toxic chemicals.


Deakin partners with Vestas to advance composites science

17 May, 2018

Deakin University will partner with wind energy solution provider Vestas to improve the compressive strength of carbon fibre composite materials for wind turbines.


CSIRO launches immersive AR lab

15 May, 2018

Data61 has opened an Immersive Environments Lab, a facility purpose-built for applied research into novel augmented reality, virtual reality and 3D web technologies.


Researchers develop water-based battery

10 May, 2018

Stanford University has reported that its scientists have developed a water-based manganese-hydrogen battery that could meet future grid energy storage requirements.


Researchers print electronics directly on the skin

07 May, 2018

The University of Minnesota has developed a method of 3D printing onto human skin for medical applications and advanced biological sensors.


Deakin researchers create kinetic clothes to monitor body movements

20 April, 2018

Researchers have engineered wearable technology using strain-sensing textile fibres to create clothing that keeps track of its wearer's movements.


Innovative electric water taxi using ABB technology

17 April, 2018

A futuristic, zero-emission new design of water taxi, called SeaBubbles, was recently demonstrated on Lake Geneva.


NERA welcomes Future Fuels CRC program

16 April, 2018

NERA has welcomed the federal government's announcement of a $90 million Future Fuels Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) program.


CSIRO scoops top Boeing award for second year running

13 April, 2018

Global aerospace giant Boeing has named CSIRO as technology supplier of the year for 2017.


World-first waste microfactory launched at UNSW

05 April, 2018

The world's first microfactory that can transform the components from e-waste has been launched in Sydney.


Scientists invent cheaper and greener wastewater treatment

05 April, 2018

Researchers have designed a new wastewater treatment system that requires less than half the electricity to operate.


Intelligent rotor blade optimises wind energy utilisation

28 March, 2018

Researchers in Germany have developed a wind turbine rotor blade that is able to make more efficient use of large fluctuations in wind strength.


Saildrones to monitor Australian waters

23 March, 2018

A fleet of wind- and solar-powered autonomous vehicles has been unveiled in Hobart before setting off on a mission to capture valuable ocean data.


I4.0: How do we create smart factories?

14 March, 2018 by Jason Mair

The answer to the question of how we transition to Industry 4.0 is not that simple; it is, rather, a journey typically commencing with a digital strategy.


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