Top 25 R&D spin-offs

Meet the best in the business – Australian companies that have successfully moved their R&D from lab to marketplace.

Apps for youth mental health

New online tools are helping young people to take control of their own mental wellbeing.

Smart Contact Lens

New light-manipulating nanotechnology may soon be used to make smart contact lenses.

Text mining gold

Discovering hidden connections in the mass of scientific data on the web will become easier – thanks to Karin Verspoor.

Smart ASD detection tool

La Trobe University has launched a free app that can identify autism earlier and more accurately than ever before.

Gravity waves hello

Australian scientists play a major role in the first observation of gravitational waves from colliding black holes.

Farm tech saves harvest

Advances in farming technology are being credited for an average grain harvest in South Australia despite a devastating fire.

How Google taught an AI to play Go

Enhancing artificial intelligence with human intelligence could give new insights into climate change and complex diseases.

Search engine collaboration

A new RMIT-led research project is getting a cash boost from Google to investigate search engine effectiveness.

Finding space industry’s next Elon Musk

Success in the space industry means finding ways to solve people’s problems cheaply, finding a niche in the market and a sense of adventure.

Meet the innovators

The Knowledge Nation 100 highlights the innovators leading Australia’s STEM economy.

Innovation and Science on Turnbull agenda

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull recently announced the creation of a National Innovation and Science Agenda.

Data sharing out of the blue

The marine economy is boosted by data from an army of robotic floats.

Quantum computing revolution

Researchers from UTS have developed a revolutionary material for quantum computing.

Small scale, big consequences

Researchers examine the world on an atomic and subatomic level to solve major problems.

Radar for driverless cars

New technology that upgrades conventional car sensors into 360-degree radar has been launched in Australia.

Telescope project funding boost

The MWA radio telescope project has been awarded a grant to upgrade its performance by a factor of ten.

Flexible electronic devices

Award-winning RMIT scientist has the chance to work with international partners to turn flexible electronics into commercial products.

Using Big Data to save tiny lives

Computer scientist Carolyn McGregor has developed a disruptive technology utilising big data.

Measuring change

Curtin scientists used the GRACE satellites to measure data on water usage in the Nile Basin from 2002 to 2011.

EMU High-Resolution Backscattering Spectrometer

EMU can help scientists to better understand human biology.

New tool for grapevines

A new app developed by University of Adelaide researchers will help grape growers manage their vines.

More information means better predictions

In the era of ‘big data’ researchers are working with vast amounts of information about our planet.

One small step for open data…

NASA has a plan for open data – making its research accessible to the world.