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Tackling drought with data visualisation

The National Drought Map brings together information on weather conditions and agricultural industries to help government provide support where it's needed most.

Robots of the future: it’s about to get weird

In a just published paper our scientists have offered a bold glimpse into what the robots of the future could look like – and it’s not “Robby the Robot”.

Our food detectives are on the case

Just as a fingerprint can identify a person, our food detectives are working to stamp out food fraud by using isotopes to trace food from the paddock to the plate.

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Protecting the ‘right to be forgotten’ in the age of blockchain

Blockchain data is unchangeable, which is a problem when privacy laws require companies to delete data once it’s served its purpose.

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From science fiction to robot reality

Our Data61 is one of seven funded participants competing in the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Subterranean Challenge, which aims to explore new approaches to rapidly map, navigate, and search underground environments.

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Red Belly Blockchain: faster, more secure and energy efficient

Red Belly Blockchain—a new variety of blockchain—blew expectations when it was first tested, outperforming the transaction rates of both Bitcoin and Ethereum and providing solutions to long endured blockchain bugs.

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Tech mate: Why Australia needs to embrace technology now

The fourth industrial revolution is coming. Instead of fearing it, Australia needs to embrace digital innovation and prepare for the future ahead.

The key to a STEM career? Curiosity, persistence and a knack for problem solving!

Google Research Fellow, ICT Student of the Year and advocate for science, technology engineering and maths (STEM) careers, Samy Movassaghi tells us a little about her job and how she ended up working as a STEM professional.

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Foreshadowing attacks: cybersecurity researchers save the day

An international team of researchers has discovered a new cybersecurity vulnerability called Foreshadow.

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Swiping your identity: how you’re being tracked

Our new research reveals that personal identity can be compromised through some surprisingly devilish techniques – tracking the way we touch and swipe on smartphones.

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Here’s what a privacy policy that’s easy to understand could look like

We need a simple system for categorising data privacy settings, similar to the way Creative Commons specifies how work can be legally shared.

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Eyes and legs in the Amazon: protecting biodiversity using data

We’re activating our sensor network in the Amazon and testing new robotics tech at the same time – all the in the name of biodiversity.

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