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GovHack team brainstorming

In data we trust: hacking a better future

We’ll be joining GovHack to bring hackers together across the country to supercharge science data and generate creative solutions.

Could seaweed tyres be an effective substitute for synthetic rubber in tyres? Jessica from Victoria thinks so.

Treading water: putting seaweed tyres on the road

Could seaweed tyres be an effective substitute for synthetic rubber in tyres? Our experts weigh in on World Oceans Day.

child reading a book

Good books: Give the gift of science this year

Trying to find a unique gift for that impossible-to-buy-for person in your life. We may have the answer.

Picture of the Green Routes team standing together smiling at the camera

One hack of a weekend

A tool to capture whale sounds and share them with the community and an app to help keep you cool in the city. These were the winning ideas from GovHack.

Pink and purple photograph of the universe

Shoot (for) the stars: Awe-inspiring astrophotography

Take a trip across the universe with the 2019 Central West Astronomical Society Astrophotography Awards.

A Brave New Summer: Our Facebook fans cook up some Aussie inventions

We put our Facebook followers to the test to come up with some swanky summer inventions. Here's what we received.

A male peacock spider

Caption this spider!

Score three tickets to the 18+ after-hours Jurassic Lounge Halloween special event Spiders: Alive & Deadly by captioning this spider image. T&Cs apply.

Canberra’s UAV quad plane which successfully returned the blood sample during the Medical Express Challenge

Down to earth: UAVs prove their everyday potential

Tiny drones have delivered big for our 10th UAV Challenge.

What do WiFi and the dual flush toilet have in common? #100yearsinnovation

Aussies are an ingenious bunch, so we’re proudly celebrating a rich 100 year legacy of world-changing Australian innovation.

A blast from the past: Double Helix celebrates 30 years of science for kids

Happy 30th birthday Double Helix Magazine! That's three decades of entertaining kids - big and small - with sensational science stories.

Giving you the shirts off our back (sort of)

Want to win your own slice of CSIRO history, and be the coolest science kid on the block? Then blog on in.

Motor on: how we helped power the World Solar Challenge

The 2015 World Solar Challenge - one of the world's premier solar-powered vehicle races - wrapped upin Adelaide recently. The winners of all three categories were powered over the finishing line with the help of some CSIRO technology.