Author: Justin Hendry

The home-grown startup charging ahead with fusion energy

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In 1931, Sir Mark Oliphant demonstrated nuclear fusion by splitting the atom.  The South Australian went on to develop radar and discover hydrogen-boron fusion.  A Sydney-based tech company is...

Queensland dishes out $53m in quantum grants

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The Queensland government has delivered a $53 million boost to quantum research and commercialisation in support of PsiQuantum’s endeavor to build the world’s first fault-tolerant, error-corrected quantum computer. Seven...

Droneshield AI engine lifts UAV defences

Posted on   |  by Stuart Mason
It’s hard to argue when DroneShield chief technology officer Angus Bean says it’s been a “wildly successful” year for the Australian counterdrone tech company.  After launching in Virginia, US...

First AUKUS innovation challenge winners named

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Local technology companies Penten, Inovor Technologies and Advanced Design Technology have been named the Australian winners of the first-ever trilateral AUKUS innovation challenge. All three firms, based in the...

Navbit brings laser-like precision to hip surgery

Posted on   |  by Stuart Mason
Every year in Australia, more than 50,000 hip replacements are performed.  In the United States, this number is more than 500,000.  After these surgeries, post-operative dislocations are the second...

Data sovereignty scheme backlog hits new high

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The number of companies waiting for sign-off under the federal government’s troubled data sovereignty scheme has reached its highest level in two years. Amid a review of the scheme...

Zepto blazes a trail in account-based NPP payments

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Australia is on the cusp of a digital revolution that will transform its financial services.  The legacy Bulk Electronic Clearing System, used for electronic debit and credit payment transactions,...

Vic child protection agency ordered to block GenAI tools

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Victoria’s privacy watchdog has ordered the state’s child protection agency to block access to generative AI tools on its network after a caseworker entered sensitive personal information into ChatGPT...