Development of a ‘sun shield’ gives hope to the future of the Great Barrier Reef

Patenting and publishing are are not mutually exclusive – it all comes down to timing.

“Without that opportunity to get in front of a Parliamentarian to share my excitement and passion for my work, that may not have happened.”

A new teaching approach using LEGO® race cars has transformed learning and reduced early dropout rates in physics at Flinders University.

Ground breaking study, ‘Cooling Western Sydney’, to create innovative solutions to help turn down the heat in western Sydney.

Battery storage better than lithium or even solar is under development by new CRC-P partnership.

Malcolm Turnbull’s cabinet reshuffle demotes science to assistant ministry and disappoints peak body, Science & Technology Australia.

There’s a critical need to drive STEM careers to improve our Defence Force. Military jobs now include drones and science, not just frontline defence.

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.

Patent attorney Dr Gavin Recchia advises that intellectual property protection will help both researchers and entrepreneurs engage with industry.

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

Dr Larry Marshall’s Address to the National Press Club on November 8.

Fashion tech entrepreneur Tim Allison is collaborating with Australian PhD students to take 3D printing to the next level.

Minister for Industry Innovation and Science, Senator the Hon Arthur Sinodinos, on innovation in research and business.

There are two million near-Earth asteroids in our Solar System, containing vast mineral resources, and, even more vitally, water. Plans to survey them are already underway.

University innovation strategy has successes on the board and Australia should look to capitalise on these rather than focus on failures.

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.

There is a long way to go to get to gender equity in one of the most inequitable fields of employment in Australia.

Innovation and Science Australia Chair Bill Ferris AC shares a number of challenges facing the nation in becoming a top-tier innovation nation.

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.

Working at the intersection of biophysics and technology, UNSW researchers are weaving artificial tissues in the hope they can get the body to repair itself.

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

In part 3 of his guide to collaboration, commercialisation manager James Dalton explores how to manage risk in industry-research partnerships.

More collaboration between business and research is required to bring new goods and services to market, says ISA’s Tim Powell.