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Batteries to energise hottest, most remote communities

Batteries to energise hottest, most remote communities

Novel batteries are being trialled in microgrids to make sure people living far from the national power network do not miss out on the benefits of clean energy.

Planet-eating twins revealed by Australian astronomers

Planet-eating twins revealed by Australian astronomers

Planet-eating twins revealed by Australian astronomers

Planet-eating twins revealed by Australian astronomers

Expanding upon the pioneering theory of planetary ingestion, Australian researchers have discovered the extent to which stars gobble up other celestial bodies.

Increased R&D spending to boost economy by $100 billion

Increased R&D spending to boost economy by $100 billion

Increased R&D spending to boost economy by $100 billion

Increased R&D spending to boost economy by $100 billion

Australia must increase research funding or lag behind the rest of the world, one of the nation's peak commercialisation scientists warns.

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Social media companies on notice over extremist threats

Social media companies on notice over extremist threats

Australia's eSafety Commissioner has put social media giants including YouTube, Meta, X and Telegram on notice over the online radicalisation threat.

Calls to heat up competition in nation's postal sector

Calls to heat up competition in nation's postal sector

A tech start-up is pushing for Australia Post's delivery network to be opened up to private players, in a bid to drive competition and boost regional economies.

World-first ban on animal smoking, forced swim tests

World-first ban on animal smoking, forced swim tests

Forcing animals to choke on cigarette smoke or swim to exhaustion for scientific purposes has been outlawed in NSW in a world-first ban.

New genetic research to prevent chronic disease

New genetic research to prevent chronic disease

Researchers have received $8 million in funding to find the key in genetics causing chronic disease to hopefully prevent it in future generations.

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Search engine rules to ban AI-generated abuse images

Search engine rules to ban AI-generated abuse images

Search engine rules to ban AI-generated abuse images

Search engine rules to ban AI-generated abuse images

New rules for search engines will ban child abuse and terrorist content in Australia but will also seek to prevent abuse images being created by AI tools.

Consumers paying the price for 'slow' data right scheme

Consumers paying the price for 'slow' data right scheme

Consumers paying the price for 'slow' data right scheme

Consumers paying the price for 'slow' data right scheme

The economy would get a $16.7 billion boost within decades and almost 50,000 new jobs if consumers could give the nod to sharing more data, economists say.

Consultation opens to combat 'malicious' practice

Consultation opens to combat 'malicious' practice

Consultation opens to combat 'malicious' practice

Consultation opens to combat 'malicious' practice

The community is being urged to provide feedback on new laws that will address the "deeply disturbing" issue of doxxing, as public consultation gets underway.

Climate change driving fish producers to new technology

Climate change driving fish producers to new technology

Climate change driving fish producers to new technology

Climate change driving fish producers to new technology

As climate change hits the seafood industry, producers are being forced to adapt and seek out new technology to improve farming methods.

AI girl helps authorities deal with child abuse victims

AI girl helps authorities deal with child abuse victims

AI girl helps authorities deal with child abuse victims

AI girl helps authorities deal with child abuse victims

Authorities can improve the way they interview abused children with the help an AI girl developed by Griffith University and a team of overseas researchers.

SpaceX launches Aussie satellite with printed solar

SpaceX launches Aussie satellite with printed solar

SpaceX launches Aussie satellite with printed solar

SpaceX launches Aussie satellite with printed solar

A huge satellite powered by flexible, printed solar cells developed by the CSIRO has launched in the US and may help keep others in space.

Australian broadband to get a speed boost, but slowly

Australian broadband to get a speed boost, but slowly

Australian broadband to get a speed boost, but slowly

Australian broadband to get a speed boost, but slowly

More than nine million households and businesses could get a significant boost to their broadband connection later in 2024 following fibre upgrades.

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The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science

A childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive an accomplished physicist leading Australian research into the cosmic mystery of dark matter.

Australia looks at forcing Facebook to do news deals

All options are on the table as the federal government tries to get Facebook to negotiate deals with Australian news outlets.

Aussies saved by smartwatches to front tech campaign

Two Australians, rescued in different ways by smartwatch technology, will tell their stories in short films created by Apple.

Green mining could be dynamite for new hydrogen sector

Australia could usher in the next boom by switching ammonia production plants from gas to renewable hydrogen to supply the mining sector with green explosives.

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Aussie workers above average on artificial intelligence

The trick to harnessing artificial intelligence is to get clear evidence and guidance on how humans and machines should share the workload, a tech leader says.

Australia's first hydrogen tractor to be trialled

Australia's first hydrogen-fuelled tractor should arrive mid-2024 as part of a leading agricultural university's investment in sustainability research.

Discovery of deadly opioid in US wastewater bodes ill

Australian scientists have detected an opioid that is three times more potent than fentanyl in wastewater in the United States, in a worrying discovery.

Breakthrough bacteria research offers treatment hope

Latest research could be the key to unlocking new antibiotics against resistant bacteria, which a sepsis survivor says is a significant step forward.

Unis need new angle for attracting Indigenous engineers

A group of Melbourne University Indigenous staff and students from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology is visiting regional areas to talk STEM

Dull and dumb? Fog clears on smokers' stereotype

Australia's 2.5 million smokers are wrongly stigmatised as uneducated, unemployed and mentally ill and instead are diverse, reflecting the nation's population.

AI is new weapon against waste in the food supply chain

Innovation using artificial intelligence to tackle food waste and freshness will be a key theme of a major agrifood conference in Perth this week.

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