Diversity ensures better research, better business and better societies, reports Claire Harris.

Peak-proof renewable energy, advanced manufacturing growth and a long-lasting phone charge have one thing in common: innovation in battery power. The CRC for Future Battery Industries (FBICRC) and the CRC-P for Advanced Hybrid Batteries are charging up to take Australia’s homegrown industry to the next level.

The University of New England’s SMART farms are outdoor laboratories where scientists and growers test out innovations that make a real difference in the field.

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) focusses on training the next generation of research leaders in energy and smart materials.

Science expertise is key to delivering sustainable energy solutions emerging from the hydrogen economy.

Energy trading and asset financing company Power Ledger is heading OS with its blockchain-based peer-to-peer energy trading platform.

The partnership has launched a high resolution Earth Observation camera for installation on the International Space Station.

A CSIRO app will survey Australians about their energy use in order to gain a better understanding of the way we consume, generate and interact with energy.

Research trials begin for assistive technology to improve Parkinson’s health outcomes.

Wearable devices to remotely manage patient chronic conditions are set to become available for the medical profession as part of an Australian first.

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.

Drones could soon be saving lives autonomously with UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) tech that can deliver aid and lift people to safety.

UNSW will be home to the first Torch Innovation Precinct outside China, the new Australian technology park.

An international project to study Earth’s poorly understood thermosphere uses a swarm of satellites – two of which were built at UNSW.

Led by the legendary Martin Green, UNSW’s photovoltaic researchers have toppled world records in solar cell design again and again. But they ain’t done yet.

Bacterial biofilms are a major problem in medicine: tough, toxic and nearly indestructible. But Cyrille Boyer thinks he’s found a way to beat them.

In the space race of the 21st century, Australia is betting it all on a key group of researchers and their elegant designs for a silicon quantum computer.

Developing research excellence in Indigenous affairs requires a commitment to collaborate with communities at every stage of the research.

Growth Centres are drawing together multiple stakeholders to help commercialise groundbreaking research. The ingredients for successful collaboration are now emerging, Susan Hely reports.

Fast funding allows industry-research partnerships to race ahead.

Australia’s productivity is poised on a knife edge as traditional boom areas bust. But four new industries are set to take up the strain.

A futuristic pod with a braking system invented by Australian university students may become a critical component in the Hyperloop.

The Australian National Data Service (ANDS) is celebrating the real-world impact of data. Their latest article tells the story of a citizen science project to save coral reefs.

With 2016 being the UN International Year of Pulses, the Australian government takes a look at how IP in the development of new grain species has impacted the economy.