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A New Hope (for force measurement)

May the force be with you… but what exactly IS force and how do we detect it? This May the 4th we’re taking a closer look at the phenomenon that is force, and more particularly at an extraordinarily accurate way to measured it – thanks to a recent discovery made by our researchers, working with Griffith University.

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Supercharging science with the Pawsey Centre

New funding for the Pawsey Centre supercomputers will help to solve some of our biggest challenges as well as create new opportunities for our science.

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Green superheroes of the sea: how wetland plants are tackling climate change

Wetland vegetation – like seagrass, mangroves and marshes – can store twice as much carbon as a hectare of tropical forest. These grasses and trees of the sea could hold the key to a low carbon future.

Livestock-wear: The latest fashion on the field

Wearable tech is fashion-forward, but why should humans get all the bling? From Fitbit for sheep to collars for cows - we're using wearable tech to optimise livestock health, wellbeing, productivity and efficiency.

It will take decades, but the Murray Darling Basin Plan is delivering environmental improvements

The Murray-Darling Basin Plan has been politically fraught and mired in scandal. But environmental monitoring suggests that the health of the rivers is indeed improving – even if it will take decades.

Samantha standing next to a spider in her lab

Fighting creepy with crawly

Spiders rank pretty low on most people’s ‘animals I’d like to work with’ scale. But this 'recovering arachnophobe' is putting her fears aside for science.

Coviu scan and patient, doctor discussion

Coviu spin out puts remote medical access in good health

Coviu, a spinout of CSIRO’s Data61, has raised $1m from venture capital firm Main Sequence Ventures to provide Australians with greater access to interactive medical treatment in the comfort of their own homes.

Distorted truths: the disturbing boom of ‘deepfakes’

Obama said what?!? As truth becomes increasingly fluid in the era of fake news, so-called 'deepfake' videos are muddying the waters even further. So what exactly are they, and what can we do to combat them?

High Five: Congrats to Data61 and ON alumni, Dr Silvia Pfeiffer, now CEO of Coviu, and recipient of investment from the CSIRO Innovation Fund, managed by Main Sequence Ventures.

Building the bridges to innovation

Last week marked a watershed moment for Australia’s innovation future – bridging all parts of the innovation ecosystem together to drive our national performance.

From insect evolution to gut health entrepreneur: Dr Mary Webberley—Breakout Female Scientist 2018

From her research on insect evolution to her work with Noisy Guts developing an acoustic belt that 'hears' gut disorders, Dr Mary Webberley has had a rich research history and is now the winner of the 2018 Breakout Female Scientist Award at ON Accelerator.