Science
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Sci-Fi inspired tractor beam helps researchers boldly go where none have gone before
Andrew Spence | November 10, 2018A light driven energy trap similar to tractor beams used to capture spaceships in science fiction movies such as Star Trek and Star Wars has been developed by researchers in South Australia.
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How automatic transcription is becoming a reality
Irina Papuc | October 4, 2018The tedious chore of note taking at business meetings may soon be a thing of the past thanks to rapid advances in automated transcription technology, but what exactly is the science behind these advances in understanding and recording human speech?
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French and Australian space agencies announce new collaboration
First 5000 | September 17, 2018The new Australian Space Agency and its French counterpart have announced plans to work together to take full advantage of the rapidly expanding global space industry.
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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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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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From farmer to pharma, waste provides food for thought
Andrew Spence | August 28, 2018Agricultural waste and products deemed not worthy of the supermarket shelf can be used to make a range of value added products including pharmaceuticals, food additives and cosmetics.
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3D printing business turns to body parts for medical training
Andrew Spence | August 22, 20183D-printed human body parts with lifelike bone, skin and muscle densities are being developed in South Australia as teaching aids for surgical training.
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Advanced manufacturing at the University of Adelaide
First 5000 | August 11, 2018The Australian-based Silanna Group is setting up a high-tech advanced manufacturing research facility on the University of Adelaide campus.
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The future of electronics may be chemical
First 5000 | July 16, 2018We can’t cram much more processing power into silicon-based computer chips, but a paper published in Nature reveals how we can make electronic devices 10 times smaller, and use molecules to build electronic circuits instead.
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Graphene company partners with South Australian university
Andrew Spence | July 3, 2018Technology capable of producing high-grade graphite at a price and scale viable for use in energy storage devices, coatings and polymers is being commercialised following the establishment of a new Australian company.
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Robots get a grip on grasping
First 5000 | June 28, 2018Roboticists at QUT have developed a faster and more accurate way for robots to grasp objects in cluttered and changing environments, which should improve their usefulness in both industrial and domestic settings.
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Boost for robotics research in Queensland
First 5000 | June 17, 2018Technological innovation in Queensland is being encouraged with a further $50 million investment in the ‘Advance Queensland’ programme to position the state as a national leader in artificial intelligence and robotics.
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Balancing the risks and rewards of space
Richard Harrison | June 10, 2018Recent years have seen an explosion of optimism around our ability to reach and exploit space, with a multitude of benefits apparent across all aspects of human endeavour. However the paradigm of ‘Space 2.0’ offers both risks and rewards, and shouldn’t be viewed as an unalloyed good.
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3D printed gloves give triathlete a Commonwealth Games push
Jim Plouffe | April 7, 2018Triathlete Scott Crowley will get some help from a 3D printer in Adelaide when he competes today in the Commonwealth Games.
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Time to ditch daylight saving?
Andrew Worthington | April 2, 2018Arguments rage about whether Australia should end daylight saving time or keep putting the clocks forward and back. Andrew Worthington argues its benefits are real and should be applied uniformly.