The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has ranked Australia 23rd in its list of innovative countries, but also shows that despite our secure and stable political environment...
The Capability Papers
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| by Professor Sakkie Pretorius, Distinguished Professor Ian Paulsen and Thom Dixon
Synthetic biology is high on Australia’s critical technology list. Yet one suspects it’s potential is pigeonholed in the medical applications queue while the wider opportunities lie unrecognised. Granted, mRNA...
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The Defence Strategy Review released earlier in 2023 states that the threats Australia faces in the Indo-Pacific region include economic, military and climate change. It is noteworthy then, that...
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| by Dr Nigel McGinty and Professor Tanya Monro
The Manhattan Project has been in the spotlight through the movie Oppenheimer. It was a mission-driven race that sought strategic competitive advantage. This was a project on a massive...
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| by Sarah Pavillard
Earlier this year, I launched a white paper, Micro-Partnerships in the Age of AUKUS, at the Sea-Air-Space Exposition in Maryland in the United States as part of the Team...
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The AI revolution arrived later than I expected but has had a more immediate impact than I had imagined too. I remember the moment I realised just how transformative...
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| by Professor Emily Hilder and Professor Tanya Monro
Australia is in an ever evolving and challenging strategic environment made increasingly uncertain by rapid technological development. This has been clearly spelt-out in the Defence Strategic Review published earlier...
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| by Matt Jones
In 1977, Star Wars extensively used directed energy weapons either from spaceships or the iconic lightsabre, later referred to as the “laser sword”. Nearly 50 years on, contemporary circumstances...
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| by Rob Sutton
Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) have become increasingly important in many sectors, including defence, mining and manufacturing. Indeed, Australia is a leader in the use of RAS in mining,...
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The Valley of Death is real. As any Deep Tech or advanced manufacturing entrepreneur knows, there is a chasm between innovation and commercialisation that must be fully funded or...
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| by Professor Marcela Bilek, Dr Yunxia Yang and Dr Tony Murphy
Australia is truly the lucky country when it comes to endowments of renewable energy resources. We have more sunlit, windswept land than virtually any other country. And now that...
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There is no net zero without a dramatic reduction in emissions from concrete production. While Australia has exceptional capabilities in this area, the challenge will be in creating the...
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Photonics is a key enabling capability which will underpin the future security, prosperity, and social cohesion of Australia. Over the past 40 years, Australia has developed a strong core...
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Materials play a crucial role in the evolution of manufacturing by forming the foundation of every product and innovation. Progress in material science and engineering has paved the way...