A single tear in an aquaculture fish pen can have massive financial and environmental impacts. A single failure in such a net can potentially lead to the loss of...
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Services Australia is quietly reviewing legislative obstacles that have stymied the delivery of connected government services across different jurisdictions, as part of an internal project that also keeps alive...
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Researchers at the University of New South Wales have claimed a world-first breakthrough by demonstrating provable quantum entanglement between two atoms in silicon, a crucial step for scaling quantum...
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My Health Record will abandon its outdated PDF format in favour of a new open-source health data sharing standard under a “foundational” project slated to cost upwards of $45...
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Deakin University has opened Australia’s first dedicated hydrogen fuel cell research and development centre, giving researchers and industry access to prototyping and fabrication infrastructure. Opened on Tuesday, the Hycel...
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The NSW government has ruled out funding the leading survey of Australian startups again and will instead focus on contributing to a national dataset, casting doubt on the future...
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More than 50 data breaches have been reported in the first seven months of the new mandatory data breach notification scheme in New South Wales, with state government agencies...
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Australia has had a competitively thinning economy over the last 30 years. Australian corporates have reduced inhouse research and development – Telstra Research, Comalco Research, Wormald Research are just...
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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...
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The South Australian government will launch a new innovation challenge program to drive industry and research collaboration under a new plan for its innovation precincts. Focused on “the most...
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PwC spin-off Scyne Advisory will be paid almost $250,000 for an open-ended review of Western Australia’s $1.8 billion health innovation future fund based off a 10-year review schedule first...
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Gilmour Space Technologies has successfully puts its Eris launch vehicle through a critical wet-test rehearsal, taking the orbital rocket to within ten seconds of launch. As the company continues...
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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...
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The National Quantum Strategy contains a truly audacious claim: that Australia will build the world’s first error-corrected quantum computer. Is this possible? Australia doesn’t even manufacture conventional computers. Can...