Image: Aerial drone flying over wheat field. Image credit: The University of South Australia.
Low cost precision agriculture for Aussie farmers
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New smart aerial drone technology developed by the ARC Industrial Tran

Image: Australian Centre for Robotic Vision director, QUT Professor Peter Corke with members of the Centre’s Amazon Picking Challenge team and Cartman, their Challenge winning robot. Image credit: Queensland University of Technology
The future of robotics—seeing and understanding
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The Australian Centre for Robotic Vision (ACRV)—an&nb

Image: Dr Moshen Rahmani, Associate Professor Antonio Tricoli and Zelio Fusco (pictured left to right). Image credit: Lannon Harley, The Australian National University.
New nanomaterials open the door for innovations
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An ARC

Image: Associate Professor Madhu Bhaskaran. Image credit: RMIT University.
Stretchable metal oxide films herald a revolution in wearable electronics
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Associate Professor Madhu Bhaskaran from RMIT University—an ARC

Image: White shark (Carcharodon carcharias) attacking a control seal-shaped decoy without the new counter-illumination technology attached. Image credit: Associate Professor Nathan Hart, Macquarie University
Shark-deterrent surfboards
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Assisted by ARC 

Image: A Brush-tailed Rabbit-rat (Conilurus penicillatus) on Melville Island. Image credit: Hugh Davies.
Preserving mammals in northern Australian savannahs
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Research by an 

Image: CETP researchers Fiona Koller and Associate Professor Oula Ghannoum are looking for plant traits that enhance the ability of our cereal crops to cope with warmer, drier conditions. Image credit: Charles Tambiah, The Australian National University.
Centre of Excellence harnessing the power of warm climate crops
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The ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis&n

Image: Associate Professor Amanda Reichelt-Brushett. Image credit: Tailings transport into creeks, Buru Island, Eastern Indonesia.
Researchers uncover mercury contamination risk
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New research undertaken by Associate Professor Amanda Reichelt-Brushett at Southern Cross University, and supported w

Image: Associate Professor Jose Rodriguez and Associate Professor Patricia Saco in the mangroves. Image credit: The University of Newcastle.
Researchers working to protect our wetlands
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Around the world, coastal wetlands provide flood protection, erosion control, and are important habitats for wildlife

Image: Adams Flat. Image courtesy: Phil O’Brien.
New microbe capability uncovered in antarctic conditions
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Researchers—led by 

Image: Audiometry testing with resident of Yirrkala community by Madeleine Pearson, then Masters of Clinical Audiology student, Macquarie University. Image credit: Jessica Rom.
Indigenous ear health and phonological awareness
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A research project led by Macquarie University has investigated the relationship between the hearing of Indigenous ch

Image: Josephson’s ointment pot lid being excavated from a rubbish pit at the Boralga (Laura), Native Police camp, Cape York. Image credit: Flinders University.
The story of outback native mounted police
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An archaeological project led by Associate Professor Heather Burke at Flinders University is shedding new light on wh