The finishing touches are being put on designs for Australia’s contribution to the world’s largest radio telescope: the Square Kilometre Array.

The Federal Minister for Industry, Science and Technology has announced seven mining technology businesses as the recipients of $4.1m in innovation funding.

Curtin University will be home to new equipment vital for gaining a better understanding of the Earth using geochemistry.

Researchers at Deakin University have created an aerogel-based artificial cartilage for joint reconstruction from an unexpected source: denim jeans.

The National Survey of Australian Research Commercialisation (NSRC) reveals growing levels of industry engagement and entrepreneurship.

A new study led by The Australian National University (ANU) could lead to cheaper and more efficient solar technology through the use of tandem solar cells.

Macquarie University and global researchers have identified over 5,700 new proteins in rice and are calling for a global effort to complete the genome sequencing.

Cognitive scientist and founder of Open Science platform Frankl Dr Jon Brock chats about the startup’s successes and why science needs more data sharing.

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, is investing $35M in frontier research in Space Technology and Artificial Intelligence.

ANSTO has formally launched the nandin Deep Technology Incubator to enable the best and the brightest minds to come together to foster innovation.

The CRC for Low Carbon Living has revealed it is well on track to achieve its goal reduction in carbon emissions by 2020.

An international team of researchers are drilling into the Antarctic ice cap to find a molecule that helps cleanse the atmosphere.

This week, the Spark Festival’s ‘The Spin on Spin-Outs’ event showcased five spinout founders who have commercialised research from CSIRO’s Data61.

The Australian Government has released details of its investment in research and development, showing a disappointing drop of almost 8% in total expenditure from $10.4b to $9.6b.

Data61 blockchain researcher Dr Mark Staples shares his insights into how blockchain can support large-scale research.

Nanoparticles derived from green mango peel could be the key to remediating soil contamination, according to the University of South Australia.

The Australian Space Agency and its French counterpart will work together to take full advantage of the rapidly expanding global space industry.

Should scientists’ incentives place as much emphasis on how openly available they make their data, as on the scholarly articles they publish?

Archer in negotiations to commercialise ground-breaking quantum computing technology

The CRC for Optimising Resource Extraction (CRC ORE) has developed environmentally sustainable technology to reduce waste and conserve water in the mining process.

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

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

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.