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Red Belly Blockchain: faster, more secure and energy efficient

Red Belly Blockchain—a new variety of blockchain—blew expectations when it was first tested, outperforming the transaction rates of both Bitcoin and Ethereum and providing solutions to long endured blockchain bugs.

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Interronauts | CSIRO podcast Ep 18: Minority Report billboards, iron-less cotton, and a fortnightly science digest

Technophile Ketan teaches technophobe Jesse about big data and the big burden it bears, robot marketers, fingerprint-swiping hackers, this fortnight in science news, and our new cotton that doesn't need ironing.

The key to a STEM career? Curiosity, persistence and a knack for problem solving!

Google Research Fellow, ICT Student of the Year and advocate for science, technology engineering and maths (STEM) careers, Samy Movassaghi tells us a little about her job and how she ended up working as a STEM professional.

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Foreshadowing attacks: cybersecurity researchers save the day

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

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Interronauts | Episode 14: Robolibrarians, medical marijuana for pets, dwindling Antarctica, and +200 new species

Jesse and Ketan talk about robo-cars and thankless waves, medical marijuana for pets, a dwindling Antarctica, and our discovery of over 200 new species.

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Social media is a window to privacy’s biggest issues

Why can't we stop talking about Facebook? We explore why social has become our window to privacy issues, and what this means for Australia's data-driven near-future.

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Paulo de Souza’s science at the pub: Vanishing bees and Mars’ damp, dark past

Catch Professor de Souza’s talk at the pub, from micro-sensors hitched to honeybees to water-detecting gear on Mars rover Opportunity—it'll be a night to remember.

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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.

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Tech

Can you protect your privacy without deleting Facebook?

How to protect your privacy without sacrificing your online existence and why our digital attitudes are about to shift dramatically.

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Digital agriculture: what’s all the fuss about?

Predictive analytics, remote sensing, knowledge management and blockchain: buzzwords or the ultimate disruptors? We take a look at upcoming digital technologies and discuss how they can reduce costs and boost farm productivity.

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Cybersecurity: we can hack it

Cyber threats are on the rise and Australia is facing a shortage of cybersecurity professionals. On Safer Internet Day this year, we’re calling out to Australia’s STEM Leaders of the Future — we need you

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It’s time to get ready for augmented reality

Upcoming innovations suggest that 2018 might be the year when the promise of augmented reality begins to be realised.

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