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Young stars of CSIRO Chile
8th June 2016
Our hub in Chile is nurturing some exciting up and coming research talent. Meet Alfredo, Gabriella, and Nicolas.
Canola fields forever – spreading the science and tech benefits of canola
16th May 2016
Those yellow fields aren’t just a pretty picture - they make Australia the second largest exporter of canola seed in the world.
A Side of Planet — the Healthy Diet Score weighs up our diet’s carbon footprint
2nd May 2016
Our 2016 Healthy Diet Score survey is using data about Australians' eating habits to measure our impact on the environment.
Voyages where science never sleeps (bring on the robots!)
21st April 2016
After tackling three separate primary projects in a single voyage the Investigator arrives back in Hobart to get ready for the next big trip.
Australia should take a stand against ‘killer robots’
14th April 2016
Lethal autonomous weapons could create an arms race - leaving us with a dystopian future where human fights machine.
RV Investigator update – leaping multiple projects in a single bound
7th April 2016
Not only has the Investigator broken new ground in blue-water research by tackling three major projects in a single voyage, it also houses incredibly advanced technology that would make Batman envious
The supercomputing behind our superlative science
6th April 2016
Meet our latest supercomputer Ruby, an SGI UV3000 named after Australia’s pioneering radio astronomer Ruby Payne-Scott.
Gluten-tag! We’re pouring gluten-free beer into the German beer market
1st April 2016
Here’s something to raise your glass to: a little home-brewed Aussie ingenuity is seeing our special Kebari™ barley being used to make the world’s first commercially produced, full-flavoured, barley-based, gluten-free beer.
Spawning in the wind: Full moon triggers currents of coral sperm and eggs
29th March 2016
We're looking at coral reef spawning, one of the largest reproductive events, to better understand coral colonisation and growth.
What the hack?
19th March 2016
A whirlwind of hacking goodness shook things up with some exciting new ideas and some fierce competition over the weekend-long Melbourne Science Hackfest on 4-6 March.
Hidden housemates: we live with a zoo of harmless mini-beasts
2nd March 2016
Don't worry, it's still better to live with hundreds of mini-beasts than that terrible housemate you had to live with during uni.
What will our cities look like in the future?
4th December 2015
We asked world-renowned cities guru Professor Mike Batty how science and technology can contribute to the liveable and resilient cities of the future.