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The CSIRO says red tape is holding back Australia’s medical technology and pharmaceutical industry.
UN dam plan slammed
Plans to spend UN money on large dam projects have been slammed by environmentalists.
Experts want action on dust disease
Experts are rallying together to call for stronger regulations against black lung.
New way to shrink quantum components
Australian engineers have come up with a new technique that will dramatically reduce the size of quantum computer parts.
Real centre for artificial studies
Australian researchers are bringing the AI revolution closer, with the opening of a new dedicated centre.
NT gas review seeks more info
The Northern Territory's fracking inquiry has commissioned more independent reviews of the industry.
Powerful plant shapes tapped
Australian engineers are working on a new energy storage system based on the design of a leaf.
SA unveils $1b solar plan
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has announced plans to build a $1 billion battery and solar farm ...
Westinghouse files for bankruptcy
Westinghouse Electric has filed for bankruptcy after billions of dollars of cost overruns at four nuclear reactors under construction in the US.
Harvard set for geoengineering test
US scientists are testing possible solar geoengineering techniques.
New ruling lets Japanese reactors fire
Japan’s nuclear power industry has won a legal victory against an injunction that was preventing it from running two key reactors.
Tech link lets paralysed man drink
A technological link between the brain and muscles has allowed a paralysed man to feed himself.
Cytokine sensor to see sub-cellular
Australian engineers have created a new sensor that can spot cytokines – molecules in and around individual cells.
Shipbuilding base planned
A new centre will help Adelaide's Osborne shipyards prepare workers for $90 billion worth of shipbuilding.
Activists attack CBA over coal
Activists have scaled the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Sydney headquarters to protest coal financing.
Detailed data for efficient fix
CSIRO scientists have helped develop a way to measure the real-time energy use of every device in a household.
Ex-ETSA boss backs nuclear
South Australia should switch to nuclear power, according to a former Electricity Trust of South Australia (ETSA) chief.
LNG giant slowed by unpaid bills
Laing O’Rourke says it was forced to quit work on a gargantuan liquid natural gas (LNG) facility in Darwin because it has not been paid.
Qantas grounds wi-fi launch
Qantas has bailed on its launch of in-flight wi-fi using NBN’s Sky Muster satellites.