Australians lacking in energy literacy: report
24 May, 2019For most in our community, the concept of energy goes no further than the price they pay to keep the lights on, according to a report published by NERA.
A more constant kilogram for World Metrology Day
20 May, 2019On World Metrology Day the definition of the kilogram is changing to be based on the Planck constant, a fundamental constant of nature.
Researchers find new way to pull hydrogen from wastewater
14 May, 2019A research team at Princeton University has harnessed sunlight to isolate hydrogen from industrial wastewater.
Artificial intelligence in Australia needs to get ethical, so we have a plan
09 May, 2019 by Emma Schleiger, CSIRO and Stefan Hajkowicz, Data61*The question of whether technology is good or bad depends on how it’s developed and used. Nowhere is that more topical than in technolgies using AI.
Deakin welcomes Labor commitment to Geelong battery facility
09 May, 2019Deakin University welcomes the federal Labor Party's pledge to, if elected, work with the university to support a battery manufacturing plant in Geelong.
SA Future Factory starts new era for Australian manufacturing
07 May, 2019A proposed Flinders University-led Australian Centre for Innovative Manufacturing will be the nation's first reconfigurable 'Future Factory'.
Smart design for electric and autonomous vehicles an opportunity
03 May, 2019Australia needs to take a smarter, more strategic approach to vehicle use and design practices, according to a Deakin advanced manufacturing expert.
Scientists create new process for recycling rare earth metals
30 April, 2019Scientists at Deakin University and Spain's Tecnalia Research and Innovation have improved the process for recovering rare earth metals (REMs).
Taking sustainability to the next level
26 April, 2019New efforts to reduce and re-use waste to boost a 'circular' economy.
Australian space industry research growing
23 April, 2019The SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) is the biggest investment in space industry research development in Australia's history.
CSIRO's Data61 a global blueprint for digital innovation
15 April, 2019The OECD has recognised Data61 as a global blueprint for digital and open innovation.
E+H files record number of patents in 2018
09 April, 2019The Endress+Hauser Group has reported that it filed a record 287 patents in 2018.
World's first thermal battery launched in SA
29 March, 2019South Australian company CCT Energy Storage has unveiled the world's first working thermal battery.
Data61 expands robotics infrastructure
12 March, 2019CSIRO's Data61 has opened a new Robotics Innovation Centre in Queensland, a purpose-built research facility for robotics and autonomous systems.
Canadian power company to deploy world's first hydrogen-powered grid
11 March, 2019New Brunswick could see up to 30 distributed hydrogen production stations deployed for zero-carbon baseload generation.
