University science

Australia, France join to build space industry capability
The Australian Space Agency and its French counterpart will work together to take full advantage of the rapidly expanding global space industry.

The need for science to focus on data sharing
Should scientists’ incentives place as much emphasis on how openly available they make their data, as on the scholarly articles they publish?

Commercialising quantum computing technology
Archer in negotiations to commercialise ground-breaking quantum computing technology

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.

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

Super-thin, super-capacity, clean batteries from graphene oxide
Battery storage better than lithium or even solar is under development by new CRC-P partnership.

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

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

Australia’s drone revolution: our emerging UAV market
Drones are set to revitalize crops, preserve the environment and prevent disasters.

Research and industry – A relationship guide (Part 2)
Videos from the Spark Festival: Australian leaders explore how universities can better prepare researchers for the future.

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.

Research and industry – A relationship guide (Part 1)
Videos from the Spark Festival: Australian leaders explore how universities can better prepare researchers for the future.

Five steps Australia can take to build an effective space agency
What will it take to give Australia’s space agency wings? Here are five steps Australia can take to build an effective space agency.

Become part of Australia’s research commercialisation success story
Science meets Business connects research institutes, universities, and private sector researchers.

Drones increase crop yield
TechConnect connects small to medium-sized businesses with researchers developing innovative technologies on campus.

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.

Researchers urged to stop hoarding knowledge
Australia’s most successful startup has warned researchers that open sourcing knowledge is a must in order to develop R&D spin off success.

Spark brings research and business together
A gap remains between business and industry, while innovation hubs of each sector rarely collide. The Spark Festival is bridging this divide.

From great idea to start-up
Dr Noushin Nasiri is looking at how to commercialise research from developing sensors that can detect disease in human breath. A panel of experts weighs in.

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.