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CSIRO has opened a new $100 million research facility focused on solving some of Australia’s biggest challenges across agriculture, the environment and the digital world. The Synergy Building features 15,000 sqm of modern lab and office accommodation housing 500 scientists focused on areas including future crops, natural resources, climate science and data or digital solutions. … Continue reading CSIRO opens $100 mil collaborative research facility in ACT →

Researchers have provided the most detailed map of routes and costings across Australia’s entire agricultural supply chain, potentially saving the industry millions of dollars annually. The CSIRO researchers have applied the logistics tool TraNSIT (Transport Network Strategic Investment Tool) to 98 per cent of agriculture transport across Australia including commodities such as beef, sheep, goats, … Continue reading TraNSIT shows road to greater cost savings →

The ARC Training Centre in Lightweight Automotive Structures (ATLAS) was launched this week at RMIT University by Senator James Paterson. ATLAS is led by RMIT University in close partnership with Deakin University and the Australian National University, lead partner the Ford Motor Company, CSIRO and 11 additional local and international partner organisations including those from … Continue reading ATLAS launched at RMIT, automotive industry to get boost →

Scientists have produced Australia’s first entirely home-grown carbon fibre, paving the way for Australian manufacturers to mass-produce the next generation of materials. Australia’s first carbon fibre has been produced using polyacrylonitrile fibre, spun on the joint wet spinning line owned by CSIRO and Deakin University, before being carbonised at Deakin’s Carbon Nexus facility. “Cracking the carbon code will allow industry … Continue reading Carbon fibre breakthrough for Australian manufacturing →

Companies developing new ways to diagnose cancer, platforms to connect work and learning, next generation WiFi chips and quantum computing firmware are among the first to receive investment from Main Sequence Ventures, manager of the $200 million CSIRO Innovation Fund. Acting Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, said the launch … Continue reading CSIRO innovation fund to harness Australian innovation →

A partnership between CSIRO and Australian medical device company Anatomics has led to the first successful implantation of a 3D printed titanium and polymer sternal and rib cage in a US patient.  Ms Penelope Heller, a 20 year old American, who was diagnosed with chondrosarcoma (a rare bone cancer) in 2014, had to have her … Continue reading CSIRO, Anatomics partnership sees US patient receive 3D printed sternal and rib cage →

Australian innovator Strategic Elements has secured a second round of production for Nanocube Memory Ink after producing the largest batch of its kind for industrial use. Operating under the federal government’s Pooled Development Fund (PDF), the company is working with nanomaterial scientists for the manufacturing division at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). After confirming … Continue reading SME enhances Nanocube Memory Ink production →

A new industry roadmap addressing the long-term needs of the Australian oil and gas industry has identified ways research and innovation can support the sector. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has published Oil and Gas: A Roadmap for unlocking future growth opportunities for Australia in the latest report developed as part of … Continue reading CSIRO sets out oil and gas evolution →

CSIRO has secured access to one of the world’s most sophisticated high-performance satellites, giving Australian scientists direct control over which data the satellite collects over the region and placing the national science agency at the forefront of Australia’s civilian space science sector. Due for launch later this year, the NovaSAR satellite will provide CSIRO and the … Continue reading CSIRO invests in one of the world’s most sophisticated satellites →

The Turnbull Government will establish a national space agency to ensure the growth of Australia’s domestic space industry. Acting minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, said the establishment of a space agency is one of the key issues being examined by the Expert Reference Group appointed to review Australia’s space industry capability. “The … Continue reading Confirmed space agency to boost Australian industry →

GS1 has announced a collaboration with IBM and Microsoft to leverage GS1 standards in their enterprise blockchain applications for supply chain clients. The organisation’s global standards for identification and structured data enable blockchain network users to scale enterprise adoption and maintain a single, shared version of the truth about supply chain and logistics events—increasing data … Continue reading GS1, IBM, Microsoft collaborate to leverage GS1 standards for blockchain applications →

M2, the new “one stop shop” that CSIRO says will bring the best in knowledge and technology has been created by CSIRO, Monash University and Monash Health Translation Precinct  (MHTP). The creation of M2 is aimed at turning innovative concepts into a reality for Australia’s flourishing medtech industry and benefit millions of patients as a result of the … Continue reading M2 launched for growing medtech industry →

BOC (part of the Linde Group) is set to support CSIRO during its $3.4 million ammonia to hydrogen cracking and membrane purification project that is set to revolutionise the global supply chain for hydrogen.  As part of the collaboration agreement, BOC will contribute in-kind gas products, equipment and technical expertise worth in excess of $100,000 … Continue reading BOC, CSIRO collaborate on hydrogen project →

The Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Sinodinos, minister for industry said the Government had identified the value of cyber security and was building a local industry and R&D expertise in the sector. “Cyber security is a great example of where Australia can build on the strengths we have with some of the best people … Continue reading Strengthening Australia’s cybersecurity →

Perth-based electronics manufacturer Strategic Elements has signed a research agreement with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to develop printable Nanocube Memory ink technology. CSIRO’s nanomaterials and devices team based in Melbourne has been developing techniques that allow for the reproduction of nanoparticles on a commercial scale. The nanocube technology, which was invented … Continue reading CSIRO joins WA electronics manufacturer to develop global nanocube tech →

The use of blockchain technology in Australian government and industry would deliver productivity benefits and drive local innovation, according to a review from CSIRO’s Data61. Over the past year, CSIRO’s Data61 Australia’s data innovation group has engaged extensively with industry and government to deliver two reports on the regulatory, technical and societal implications of using … Continue reading Blockchain could drive productivity and innovation for industry →

GeoSlam recently announced a real-time upgrade option for the Zeb-Revo, its handheld geospatial mapping system. Showcased for the first time at the SPAR 3D 2017 Expo, the optional upgrade consists of a revised data logger capable of undertaking SLAM registration (Simultaneous Location and Mapping) in real-time. With its own integrated Wi-Fi, the results can be … Continue reading Upgrade for geospatial mapping system →

A Victorian vehicle manufacturing start-up aiming to produce the first Australian-made electric vehicles has been given a kick-start thanks to a new funding initiative by CSIRO. CSIRO Kick-Start is an initiative that offers dollar-matched funding of up to $50,000 to enable research projects for start-ups and small businesses that are on their way to becoming Australian success … Continue reading CSIRO backs Victorian electric vehicle manufacturing start-up →

Semtech has announced that its LoRa wireless platform is being used in Australia’s first Internet of Things (IoT) LPWAN network. The first deployment of the IoT LPWAN network is in Launceston, Tasmania, and is expected to enable a host of smart, innovative applications involving real-time transportation monitoring, inventory control, healthcare, and many other IoT applications. … Continue reading Semtech LoRa chosen for first IoT network in Australia →

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Office (CSIRO) has created a new graphene manufacturing process, ‘GraphAir’, which significantly improves graphene uptake in new applications. Until the CSIRO innovation, graphene was grown in highly controlled environments with explosive compressed gases, long hours of operation at high temperatures, and extensive vacuum processing. The “GraphAir” technology eliminates the … Continue reading CSIRO graphene technique creates faster uptake in new applications →