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Smart SQUIDs sense underground ore bodies

By Nola Wilkinson As surface mineral deposits become ‘mined out’, increasingly mining companies are looking for ore bodies located deeper […]

Taking the guess work out of oil spills

By Keirissa Lawson We have developed a hydrocarbon sensor array system that can detect different types of hydrocarbons in marine […]

Biomaterials are the business

Petrochemicals are, like, so last century. Biodegradable, bioderived biomaterials are all the rage, and for good reason too.

Supersonic magnesium

Did you know that magnesium is the lightest of all metals – about one-third lighter than aluminium? That it is […]

Blame it on the (lack of) rain

By Crystal Ladiges On the surface, Australia doesn’t seem to have a great deal in common with the Republic of […]

New sensor detects bombs on sea floor

We’ve developed a sensor to detect undetonated explosives on the sea floor, based on a technology used to find mineral deposits […]

Suits your sir: Tailor made titanium body parts

In the seventies a TV show called the Six Million Dollar Man introduced the idea of implanting bionic parts to […]

Nickel is worth more than a five cent coin

By Emily Lehmann Nickel seems to be the underdog of the metal world. While we have all heard of it, […]

CSIRO says fire away

High up on a cliff in Daylesford, Victoria, construction of the first CSIRO tested bushfire resistant house is now underway. […]

What are the future megatrends all Australians need to know about?

By Megan Clark, CSIRO If hindsight is such a wonderful thing, surely foresight would be better. What if we could […]

Straw house 1: Fire 0

We helped sustainable designer Joost Bakker, test an environmentally friendly building option for bushfire-prone areas.