More than 100 quantum software experts from universities, the CSIRO and startups have formed an alliance to keep Australia at the forefront of the emerging industry, as Industry and...
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Federal Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic has been confirmed to deliver the keynote address at the 2022 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence. Mr Husic is long-time supporter of...
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More than 400km above Earth is a lab on the International Space Station that uses quantum technology to study the building blocks of nature. Scientists use lasers to cool...
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The Australian Government has joined the Global Methane Pledge almost a year after former Prime Minister Scott Morrison refused to sign up, as it announces more grants under a...
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Renowned statistician and data scientist Professor Bronwyn Harch has been appointed interim Queensland Chief Scientist while the state government searches for a permanent replacement. Professor Harch assumed the top...
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The Queensland government has updated its ten-year Advanced Manufacturing Roadmap to take into account the state’s ambitious renewable energy targets. Queensland Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing Glenn Butcher...
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The CSIRO has upgraded its economic forecast for quantum technology, predicting it will be a $4.6 billion industry in Australia by the end of the next decade and directly...
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The use of facial recognition by law enforcement is “misunderstood” and there is no agreed definition of high-risk applications, according to NSW Police, which has defended employing the controversial...
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Sleeptite chief executive Cameron van den Dungen always had a dream to innovate the aged care sector and set out to fuel the ‘connected bedroom’ movement by making beds...
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Scientist and industry leader Dr Katherine Woodthorpe will be the next president of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, the learned Academy announced on Thursday. She will take...
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The Industry department has revealed the seven key objectives and potential policy initiatives of Australia’s upcoming national quantum strategy, setting its sights on a “thriving environment” that spans research,...
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A startup spun out of the Australian National University is looking to solve one of the world’s biggest environmental problems thanks to its plastic-eating enzyme that can make the...
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A review of Australia’s national science and research priorities has been announced by Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic to ensure they are “fit for purpose”. Australia’s chief...
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On September 26 at 11.15pm UTC, NASA’s DART mission (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) will be the first to deliberately and measurably change the motion of a significant body in...