Tag: ANU

Plasma power: Our renewable advantage

Posted on   |  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...

Gig Guide: Innovation leader Woodthorpe to chair Cicada

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Science and innovation leader Dr Katherine Woodthorpe has been appointed as the new chair of deep tech incubator Cicada Innovations. Dr Woodthorpe replaces outgoing chair Andrew Rothery, who has...

ANU appoints Professor Genevieve Bell as next VC

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell will be the 13th Vice-Chancellor of Australian National University and the first woman to lead the institution in its 77-year history. She replaces the outgoing...

Researchers plot world’s tech regulations

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A world-first ‘atlas’ of technology regulation plotting thousands of laws, regulations and government documents for researchers, industry and policymakers has been launched by the Tech Policy Design Centre. Covering...

Govt urged to explain growing China tech ban

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government must share more information about its ban on Chinese technology to help build a more resilient economy and society, according to the threat intelligence lead at...

No, AI probably won’t kill us all

Posted on   |  by Michael Timothy Bennett
Doomsaying is an old occupation. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a complex subject. It’s easy to fear what you don’t understand. These three truths go some way towards explaining the...

Think tank to govt: Push Quad on clear ransomware policy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government is facing calls to steer Australia’s Quad partners towards a ransomware policy that clearly discourages payments but also introduces new reporting obligations for business that do...