Technology and Engineering
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Australia’s space industry reaches for the stars
Larry Marshall | October 16, 2018CSIRO’s Space Roadmap draws on its networks within the Australian space industry to inform the strategic direction being developed by the new space agency.
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Artificial intelligence boosts security for the Internet of Things
First 5000 | October 9, 2018IT security specialists are looking to artificial intelligence (AI) as a key weapon to win the battle against stealthy threats inside their IT infrastructures, according to a new global research study.
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Office of future transport technologies revealed
First 5000 | October 8, 2018The Australian Government is establishing an Office of Future Transport Technologies to help prepare for the pending arrival of automated vehicles and other transport innovations.
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Driverless car trial given green light for city streets
Andrew Spence | October 6, 2018Autonomous vehicle technology company Cohda Wireless has been granted permission to trial driverless cars on city streets for the first time.
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Australian space experts star on TV
First 5000 | October 4, 2018Launching a new season of “Entrepreneurs” with a blast, a host of Australian space experts, including Sabre’s Jason Held, will explore the exciting and fast-growing, $350 billion, global market of space businesses and space tech.
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Gilmour Space secures $19 million to launch hybrid rockets into space
First 5000 | September 29, 2018Small satellite customers could soon be booking rides on new Australian rockets, as top local VCs set their sights on the final frontier.
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Embrace the tech trends of the future today
Andrew Tucker | September 27, 2018As technology continues to evolve, tomorrow’s business leader will look and perform very differently thanks to tools and applications involving artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and automation, to say nothing of the innovations to come.
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CSIRO challenges industry to support a bold ‘lunar’ challenge
First 5000 | September 25, 2018The latest industry roadmap published by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, encourages the growing domestic space sector to join with international partners to adopt a bold challenge — providing technological expertise to help to establish a human base on the Moon.
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Consumers will use AI to save time and money
First 5000 | September 25, 2018A recent survey by Gartner reveals that saving time and money are the top reasons why consumers would use artificial intelligence (AI) rather than interact with people.
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South Australian holographic video conferencing system connects users in 3D
Anthony Dodd | September 18, 2018South Australian volumetrics business Voxon Photonics has demonstrated its three-dimensional, two-way holographic video conferencing system over a 5G network at the Mobile World Congress Americas 2018 event in Los Angeles.
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Fresh boost for hydrogen technology research
First 5000 | September 17, 2018The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has awarded $22.1 million in funding to 16 research projects to encourage innovation in techniques to export renewable hydrogen to the rest of the world.
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A smarter and more sustainable way to clean up illegal tips
First 5000 | September 12, 2018There are thousands of illegal dump sites across the country that are potential health and environmental hazards, but a new technique can sift potentially useful material from them.
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French autonomous vehicle technology steers into Australia
First 5000 | September 10, 2018Autonomous vehicle technology company EasyMile, Transit Australia Group (TAG) and the South Australian Government have joined forces to create an autonomous vehicle hub in Adelaide.
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Tiny crystals pave the way for new digital devices
First 5000 | September 8, 2018New electrical circuits made from crystals of copper grown and electrically wired at nanoscale allow more computational power to be packed into a smaller space.
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Queensland to launch inquiry into space race capabilities
First 5000 | September 7, 2018Regional Queensland’s ability to contribute towards the establishment of an Australian space industry will form an important part of a new state Parliamentary inquiry.