Professor Kylie Walker will step down as chief executive of peak STEM sector body the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) in July after more than six...
Science
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The Albanese government will scrap its flagship commercialisation program, Australia’s Economic Accelerator, and redirect more than $800 million in uncommitted funding to new science and research initiatives in next...
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Australia’s Industry, Innovation and Science portfolio contains the building blocks of a coordinated approach to place-based innovation. CSIRO’s property consolidation, the National Reconstruction Fund, the Industry Capability Network, and...
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Quantum nanodiamonds, synthesised molecules to improve the marine environments of fish farms and a ‘brain-in-space’ are among nine projects funded through the second round of the federal government research-diplomacy...
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Australia’s research supercomputers, a critical digital layer in the national science infrastructure, are ready for a technology refresh with the need to start planning and procurement becoming urgent. Pawsey...
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Australia’s “cultural relationship with science” needs to change, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said this week, igniting new optimism that the upcoming budget will lay new foundational footings for...
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Three senior scientists have been appointed to the boards of the national science and nuclear agencies as the federal government pushes ahead with the “reprioritisation and refocusing” of their...
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Australian science policy is in a confused place. The government is negotiating with the European Union to join the Horizon Europe program for funding and collaboration. Australian facilities are...
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Australian scientists and engineers will lose access to some of the world’s most powerful telescopes next year after the government declined to sign on as a member to the...
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China’s cyberspace regulator issued draft regulations on Friday to oversee the development online of digital humans, requiring clear labelling and banning services that could mislead children or fuel addiction....
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A Sydney scientist who developed a new quantum error correction technique while on sabbatical at IBM has seen the tech giant adopt the method, potentially slashing the cost and...
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The four astronauts selected for NASA’s Artemis II mission arrived in Florida on Friday, entering the final phase of preparations for the first crewed journey toward the Moon in...
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The Pentagon slapped a formal supply-chain risk designation on artificial intelligence lab Anthropic on Thursday, limiting use of a technology that a source said was being used for military...
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Top Chinese semiconductor executives have called for a coordinated national effort to develop operational lithography systems during the 2026-2030 period, underlining Beijing’s push for greater technological self-reliance. Zhao Jinrong,...