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Knowhow magazine 2018 – out now!
In this jam-packed issue of KnowHow, the magazine where science meets business, we look at how research is contributing to all aspects of your daily life, plus much more. This is your go-to CRC magazine to stay up-to-date with the nexus of business and research.
Blockchain benefits: using cryptocurrencies for social good
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies are being used to create social change and inspire better futures.
Unearthing resource value
The CRC for Optimising Resource Extraction (CRC ORE) has developed environmentally sustainable technology to reduce waste and conserve water in the mining process.
Research doesn’t begin and end in a laboratory
The Lowitja health institution is working towards providing health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
Testing Australia’s top aircraft
A team at ANSTO has developed a treatment to repair and strengthen the outer shell of aircrafts.
Taming toxic pollution
CRC CARE is addressing the significant growing issue of environmental contaminants with innovative and effective real-world solutions.
Waking up to a big problem
Sleep disorders, such as insomnia and sleep apnoea, are often under diagnosed but the Alertness CRC is finding new ways to recognise and treat them.
ANSTO in close partnership with 12th World Congress
The 2018 World Congress will be held in Melbourne, Australia from April 20-24th where thousands will gather to discuss current advancements in medicine.
Digital Health CRC to transform health system
A $200+ million opportunity to transform health delivery: improving health outcomes; reducing waste in the health system; building businesses and jobs.
Coral bleaching prevented through reef sun shield
Development of a ‘sun shield’ gives hope to the future of the Great Barrier Reef
Science descends upon Canberra for impact
Australia’s best scientists come to Canberra to share expertise with Parliament
Cabinet reshuffle disappoints peak body
Malcolm Turnbull’s cabinet reshuffle demotes science to assistant ministry and disappoints peak body, Science & Technology Australia.
AI transforms work as we know it
AI is disrupting even non-tech industries with an automation revolution. Experts urge us to focus on the human skills that give us an edge if we want to thrive in the AI future.
Australia’s drone revolution: our emerging UAV market
Drones are set to revitalize crops, preserve the environment and prevent disasters.
Dr Larry Marshall’s National Press Club Address
Dr Larry Marshall’s Address to the National Press Club on November 8.
Disrupting the rag trade with 3D printing
Fashion tech entrepreneur Tim Allison is collaborating with Australian PhD students to take 3D printing to the next level.
CSIRO Innovation Fund kicks off
Jobs of the future are on the agenda for the CSIRO Innovation Fund, which is investing $200 million in Australian research commercialisation.
Quantum gamble awarded best article of the year
INGENUITY magazine topped hundreds of publications to win Best Single Article of the Year at the annual Publish Awards.
Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science go to…
The winners of the 2017 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science were announced this week – and here they are!
Research at SPARK
How to connect research with industry? Throw top leaders together in the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship and create the dynamic needed to smash out innovations.
Fight club at cybersecurity MOOC
Australia’s hottest hackers come from one Sydney lab, led by an affable professor who is on a mission to fight cybercrime at the world’s biggest institutions.
University innovation strategy
University innovation strategy has successes on the board and Australia should look to capitalise on these rather than focus on failures.
Improving alertness in critical environments
Tech company Opturion has partnered with the Alertness CRC to safeguard patients against doctors with fatigue.
Lifting Australia’s innovation performance
Innovation and Science Australia Chair Bill Ferris AC shares a number of challenges facing the nation in becoming a top-tier innovation nation.