Technology and Engineering
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Predictive business algorithms don’t offer magical solutions
Uri Gal | April 1, 2018Don’t believe the hype, Uri Gal argues that predictive business analytics are no better at telling the future than a pack of tarot cards or a crystal ball.
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Australia’s future in space
Malcolm Davis | April 1, 2018Australia is about to get much more serious about its future role on the high frontier of space.
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Advance Queensland program set to ignite ideas
First 5000 | March 28, 2018Queensland’s startups and small businesses can now apply for up to $250,000 funding to advance their innovative products and services under Round 4 of the Advance Queensland Ignite Ideas fund.
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The new hyper-reality of work
Monique Webber | March 25, 2018Will wearing smart glasses with a mix of augmented and virtual reality one day become routine for work? At Melbourne University, it’s already happening.
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Blockchain challenges conventional thinking about intellectual property
Alex Sims | March 4, 2018Blockchain technology can empower much more than get rich quick bitcoin schemes and has turned conventional thinking about intellectual property and copyright on its head
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Victoria paves the way for driverless vehicles
First 5000 | February 27, 2018Legislation paving the way for trials of driverless cars to begin on Victoria’s public roads has been passed as competition hots up to become the nation’s hub for autonomous vehicles.
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Cutting carbon emissions from cement
First 5000 | February 27, 2018Beyond Zero Emissions and the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia are working together to encourage low carbon cements in new Australian infrastructure.
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Cooperative Research Centres Update
Tony Peacock | February 26, 2018The 19th selection round of Cooperative Research Centres is nearing completion, with an announcement on the successful CRCs expected in the next fortnight.
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New drive for agricultural technology in Western Australia
First 5000 | February 24, 2018Nine West Australian agricultural technology companies have been selected for an innovation accelerator program to develop 21st century approaches to create more regional jobs.
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Gilmour Space Technologies partners with NASA
First 5000 | February 23, 2018In another step forward for Australia’s fast developing space sector, Gilmour Space Technologies has agreed a NASA partnership to collaborate on research, technology development and educational initiatives.
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CSIRO leads industry’s science agenda
Larry Marshall | February 22, 2018The Chief Executive of CSIRO, Australia’s leading science body, underlines that a major goal of Australia’s science effort is to create jobs in new areas of technology.
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New Australian exhaust device could cut fleet costs
Andrew Spence | February 20, 2018A new device that reduces exhaust emissions while increasing the fuel efficiency of engines will begin commercial production this month in Adelaide, South Australia.
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Saber Astronautics wins US Air Force contract
First 5000 | February 14, 2018Australian space firm Saber Astronautics has won a contract from the US Air Force Research Lab to model the behaviour of large constellations of satellites and develop new capabilities for space operations.
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The stars align for Australia’s space agency
Andrew Spence | February 13, 2018Fifty of the global space industry’s rising stars have been studying the effectiveness of the world’s space agencies in a bid to help shape Australia’s new official entity.
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Industry 4.0 hub opens in South Australia
Anthony Dodd | February 12, 2018An innovation hub to help Australian companies make the shift from traditional manufacturing to more advanced, value-added products has opened in Adelaide.