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Energy

Electricity democracy: the power is yours

If you’re looking to decarbonise, you’ve chosen a great time. Whether it’s solar panels, an EV, or a power-sharing scheme, we currently have more electricity choices than ever before.

Southern stars – our scientists vying for Aussie honours

Two of our researchers – Dr Britta Denise Hardesty and Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas – are in the running for Australian of the Year Tasmania 2020.

How did the world’s biggest fish end up in a river?

A whale shark has been spotted 40 km upstream in a river in Queensland, puzzling scientists and the community due to this unusual behaviour.

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Coviu: Aussie tech improving rural healthcare

The cloud-based healthcare experience with Coviu removes the need for a physical presence during medical consultations, helping rural and regional patients.

Blue water high: Tales from a Torres Strait teacher

Chris La Rosa is the first educator from the Torres Strait we've had on our research vessel Investigator. Dive into his adventures on the high seas.

Game on: using augmented reality in prawn farming

We’re using gaming platforms, sensor technologies and next-gen data interaction techniques to help prawn farmers make decisions. Check out what we did at the recent D61+Live to demo the tech.

Energy

Solar-powered electric vehicles? Guilty as charged

With more electric vehicles on our roads, our habits will change. Soon, we’ll be able to use solar and battery to charge our vehicles, and new tech means smoother charging in warm weather, using energy from our very own homes.

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Tech

Australian researchers design computer game to diagnose depression and bipolar

Researchers have developed a system they say can peer into the mind with significant accuracy, and could revolutionise mental health diagnosis.

Environment

Why are scientists building a synthetic yeast genome?

Why do scientists want to build a synthetic yeast genome? And what might we use it for?

Energy

Chasing the sun with the World Solar Challenge

It’s not your average trip. This month nearly 50 vehicles will travel from Darwin to Adelaide. Their fuel? Sunshine, baby!

Environment

It takes 21 litres of water to produce a small chocolate bar. How water-wise is your diet?

It's long been known that our diet choices help determine our carbon footprint. But do you know which of your favourite foods are the most water-hungry?

A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas. But there’s still time to act

The IPCC report says extreme sea level events that used to hit once a century will occur once a year in many places by 2050. This situation is inevitable, even if emissions are dramatically curbed.