Research

The NSW Smart Sensing Network (NSSN) has held its first information session on the successful adoption of sensor technology and how industry can best link up with research institutions. THe event was the first in the “Successfully Adopting Smart Sensing Technologies” series, and was held at the Western Sydney University Launch Pad at Werrington in … Continue reading Western Sydney University Launch Pad hosts event on sensor technology and industry collaboration →

An Internet of Things (IoT) project bringing together key industry and research partners will research new satellite navigation monitoring sensors for infrastructure design and construction projects. Monitum, a Brisbane company of professional surveyors and geologists, has teamed up with researchers at QUT and the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC), in the Mthing project that … Continue reading Research project to explore potentials of IoT sensor technology in infrastructure construction →

Australian Postgraduate Research Intern (APR.Intern), Australia’s only national, not-for-profit all-sector, all-discipline, PhD internship program is helping to push industry innovation via collaboration with universities. APR.Intern matches companies with PhD students and supervising academics to undertake three to five month, tightly-focused research projects. Delivered by the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute, the program is open to all … Continue reading Doctorate program helping industry link with researchers →

Woodside Energy has teamed up with Monash University to develop a state-of-the-art “living laboratory” and a long-term research partnership to support Australia’s low-carbon energy transition. Woodside will contribute $16.5 million to the construction of the Woodside Building for Technology and Design, located in the Monash Technology Precinct. The Precinct houses Australia’s largest concentration of research … Continue reading Renewable energy research and teaching facility to be built at Monash University →

Deakin’s Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) will join textile technology company Xefco and engineering equipment company Proficiency Contracting on a new $3.4 million manufacturing R&D project co-funded by the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC). The three-year project aims to scale newly-developed advanced coating technologies, which will result in better durability for textile coatings and … Continue reading Deakin University, IMCRC, team up with companies for advanced manufacturing research →

RMIT University has been ranked as among the world’s top universities for blockchain research by a leading provider of institutional grade cryptocurrency market data. Kaiko, a digital assets provider, recently published its list of the top ten universities, which shows RMIT coming in third position after the University of Cambridge and Massachusetts Institute of Technology … Continue reading RMIT recognised for leading blockchain research →

A new nanomaterial made from phosphorus, known as phosphorene, is shaping up as a key ingredient for more sustainable and efficient next-generation perovskite solar cells (PSCs). PSCs are one of the fastest developing new solar technologies and can achieve efficiencies comparable to more commonly used commercially available silicon solar cells. For the first time, an … Continue reading Flinders University researchers exploring potentials of phosphorene in solar technologies →

In a boost to the capacity and capabilities of the Australian space industry, the ARC Training Centre for CubeSats, Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles and their Applications (CUAVA) is now officially open. Led by the University of Sydney, CUAVA will work on training the next generation of workers in the commercial space industry and pursuing cutting-edge space … Continue reading CUAVA space research and training centre now open →

Researchers from the University of NSW (UNSW) that are working to develop research and commercial opportunities in the fields of robotics and environmental protection have secured two new industry partnerships during UNSW’s Torch research roadshow in China. The delegation of 13 UNSW researchers from 8 schools met with more than 200 enterprises, technology transfer platforms … Continue reading UNSW secures industry partnerships in China for robotics and water treatment research →

A research team at Deakin’s School of Engineering have been inspired by the shape and function of a seagull’s wing to design a wind turbine blade that improves the electricity-generating capacity of small-scale wind turbines by 10 to 15 per cent. Senior lecturer in mechanical engineering Dr Jorg Schluter said the new design could improve … Continue reading Researchers develop wind turbine blade based on seagull wing →

Australian researchers and businesses can receive up to $50,000 funding from the federal government to take their products global under round four of the Global Connections Fund (GCF) Bridging Grants. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said the grants are designed to strengthen international partnerships between small businesses and researchers. “The grants will … Continue reading Government grants now open for partnerships between small businesses and researchers →

CSIRO and the University of British Columbia have announced that they will collaborate on clean energy research that is to align with the latest call to action from the Mission Innovation initiative. Mission Innovation consists of 23 countries and the European Commission working to accelerate clean energy innovation through research, development and demonstration. Launched in … Continue reading CSIRO and University of British Columbia to collaborate on clean energy research →

Applications are now open for two of the state’s most prestigious science and innovation awards – the Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation and the Victoria Fellowships. The Victoria Prize and Victoria Fellowships celebrate our top scientists as well as early-career researchers and provide real support for their important work. The coveted Victoria Prize for … Continue reading Applications open for Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation →

The Western Australian government has launched a new science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills strategy. The strategy, which was an election commitment for the McGowan government, was developed by a panel made up of industry experts, researchers and educators, and chaired by WA’s Chief Scientist, Professor Peter Klinken. Called “Future Jobs, Future Skills: Driving … Continue reading WA government launches STEM strategy →

The NSW Government is to invest $12.5 million to support the expansion of the Innovation Precinct at the Lucas Heights campus of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). State Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation, Kevin Anderson, visited ANSTO to be briefed on how the investment will assist scientists, students, start-ups and industries … Continue reading ANSTO Innovation Precinct to receive $1.25 million from NSW government →

A Swinburne University research team has been focussing its efforts on groundbreaking work on sensors and nanomaterials and their practical use for health and environmental monitoring. The team is led by Dr Shafiei, a Swinburne Vice-Chancellor’s Women in STEM research fellow. These fellowships have been designed designed to address the under-representation of women in science, … Continue reading Swinburne researchers exploring use of nanomaterials in sensors →

Federal Labor Senator Kim Carr has announced that he will not renominate as Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, ending a two-decade stint on the frontbench in both government and opposition. Carr has been on Labor’s frontbench since 1996, serving much of that time as the party’s spokesperson for industry, science and research. … Continue reading Labor’s Kim Carr stands down from Opposition frontbench →

A team of polymer chemists and engineers from have developed a new methodology that can be used to create a class of stretchable polymer composites with enhanced electrical and thermal properties, materials that are candidates for use in soft robotics, self-healing electronics and medical devices. In the study, published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, the … Continue reading Researchers find new method for development of advanced polymer composites →

BAE Systems Australia has opened a high frequency (HF) laboratory in South Australia that will be used to develop new technology for the upgraded Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN). Using high frequency (HF) technologies developed in Australia, JORN monitors Australia’s northern approaches for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) through a network of three remote … Continue reading BAE opens high frequency lab for JORN radar technologies →

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have, for the first time, demonstrated the maximum potential of ultra-thin 2D materials to generate electricity using sunlight. According to the research paper, published in the journal Advanced Materials, 2D materials could one day revolutionise technology like solar cells, mobile phones and sensing devices. While scientists have been … Continue reading ANU scientists demonstrate electricity-generating potential of ultra-thin 2D materials →