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Energy
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Sweltering summers and scorching energy bills: Citizen scientists can help ease the sizzle

With a focus on energy use during summer, our CSIRO Energise citizen scientists can tell us a lot about how we can manage our national energy needs sustainably.

Space
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Good things come in small packages, satellites included

CubeSats - aka nanosatellites herald a new approach to Earth observation and remote sensing work for Australia. For their size, they punch well above their weight.

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.

Farming
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Wearables for wandering livestock

New wearable technology could revolutionize the way Australian farmers care for livestock.

No one can hear you scream in here

This Halloween we thought we’d test run our new anechoic chamber on the spine chilling screams from our favourite horror movies…

Space
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Space: Australia’s next Moon shot

We’re looking to the stars with our space roadmap, helping to chart the course for Australia’s future in space.

Picture this: snap the sea for science

You can help scientists around the world monitor water quality by simply downloading an app and taking a photo of water when you see it.

Data61
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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.

Space
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New super-powered satellite blasts off

With superpowers including night vision and the ability to see through clouds, NovaSAR-1 has just blasted into orbit around Earth. Australian researchers will soon benefit from this new ‘eye in the sky’.

Data61
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Foreshadowing attacks: cybersecurity researchers save the day

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

Data61
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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.

Health
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Using synthetic biology to catch synthetic athletes

The dizzying amount of banned substances and doping techniques that are known to be in use by some athletes in elite sports has made the challenge of detecting them immense. Using synthetic biology to re-engineer a common diagnostic tool, we might be on the verge of a revolution in our capacity to catch cheats.

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