There’s a new name in the Hall of Fame

By Angela Beggs Victorian metal casting company AW Bell has taken out this year’s Manufacturer of the Year Award for […]

Keeping our plastic fantastic

Plastics and chemicals might not seem very exciting, but they play a vital role in our society. In fact, they […]

Will mass customisation change Australia’s manufacturing future?

By Swee Mak, Director, Future Manufacturing National Research Flagship. Manufacturers across the world rely on economies from the scale of production […]

We didn't start the fire…

Actually, we did but it was all in the name of safety. Our fire testing lab got a hot and […]

CTRL+P: Printing Australia’s largest solar cells

Scientists have produced the largest flexible, plastic solar cells in Australia – 10 times the size of what they were […]

We're working on the next WALL-E

Humans have always had a bit of a fascination with robots, most vividly illustrated in some of Hollywood’s best films […]

Fire-resistant cable technology: a real lifesaver

By Tracey Nicholls An Australian developed plastic cable coating material that transforms into fireproof ceramic in a blaze, has the […]

Closing the aeroplane security gap

By Emily Lehmann Passenger airport security, particularly in Australia, is a rigorous and effective process. Seen an episode of Border […]

The mother of all innovations

It isn’t often we get to boast about our science helping mums and dads, but a new nappy has just […]

Where is Australia headed? Some future projections

By Beth Fulton– Head of Ecosystem Modelling, Marine and Atmospheric Research Australians want a future of sustainable self-sufficiency and a healthy […]

Taking care of business

The ‘I’ in CSIRO is fundamental to what we do. We work with thousands of companies each year, from small […]

Smooth operator: CSIRO's UltraBattery

Today we celebrate the career of Dr Lan Lam – the primary inventor of CSIRO’s UltraBattery – an invention putting […]