Downloadable PDF version is available here.A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEOEMPOWERING AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRYCentre of Excellence giving solar energy a twistIt’s all in the coating – creating longer lasting steel productsHarvesting human waste for green energyFuture is fully charged with new battery technologyMaking tall timber buildings fire safeIncreasing the safety of coal minersThe future humanities workforce ADVANCING SOCIAL AND CULTURAL OUTCOMESUsing film to tell the story of our national historyKicking caffeineTeen mental health studyResearch explores the stress of unaffordable housing market on older rentersShells, bones and fishhooks tell a story of sea level changeNetflix: an entertainment gamechangerInternet of Things improving Australian livesDISCOVERY AND FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCHIg Noble prize for research using intoxicated wormsRare ring galaxy captured 11 billion light-years awayStudy of rat skulls reveals an unexpectedly simple recipe for adaptive successNeanderthals were as familiar with the sea as modern humansHuge new dataset reveals chemical data on 600,000 starsUnlocking Macquarie Island’s geological secretsWhat opal fossils tell us about giant Australian dinosaursHow the human brain processes visual informationFIRST AUSTRALIANS’ COLLABORATIONS AND KNOWLEDGESAncient food debris tells the story of 65,000 yearsGraffiti records the stories of conflictRolling out a paper-based medical gownHealing land and people with biodiversity researchDating Gwion Gwion rock art figures in the KimberleyFirst underwater Indigenous sites found on Australian seabedRESPONDING TO COVID-19The changing workforce under COVID-19Economic modelling of COVID-19 scenariosRolling out a paper-based medical gownARC-supported researchers at the forefront of the race to understand COVIDEffects of COVID-19 on globalisation and migrationIMPROVING HEALTH AND WELLBEINGArtificial Intelligence improving the study of brain diseaseNew research reveals the damaging role of a superbug in the gutWorld-first 3D printed chest reconstruction implantTiny tech gets to the heart of diseaseInsect wings might be the new weapon against ‘superbugs’'Smart’ wound dressing technologyUNDERSTANDING THE NATURAL WORLDTick saliva protein could one day help treat inflammatory diseasesThe tree whose sting is like a spider biteCell gatekeepers could be the key to better cropsHeatwaves around the world increaseRestoring underwater leafy habitatsWarmer ocean temperatures affecting baby sharksAnimal responses to bushfirePublication informationISSN (Print) 2209-6000ISSN (Online) 2209-7414Published: August 2021©Commonwealth of Australia 2021All material presented in this publication is provided under a CC Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence with the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, the Australian Research Council (ARC) logo, images, signatures and where otherwise stated.The details of the relevant licence conditions are available on the Creative Commons website as is the full legal code for the CC Attribution BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence legal code. Requests and enquiries regarding this licence should be addressed to ARC Legal Services on +61 2 6287 6600. Images:Cover Credit: Curtin University.Inside cover: Turquoise watercolor wave. Credit: iStock.com/Anna Rodionova.Contents page: 'Contents': The Figueira Brava cave on the Portuguese coast was used as a shelter by Neanderthal populations over the course of twentymillennia. Credit: Pedro Souto.Empowering Australian industry: The tuneable emission colour of a solution of various bromide-based perovskite nanocrystals under UV light. Credit: DrWenping Yin.Advancing social and cultural outcomes: Soda pop. Credit: iStock.com/carlofranco.Discovery and fundamental research: View of one of the excavation areas at Figueira Brava cave. Credit: João Zilhão.First Australians’ collaborations and knowledges: NAIDOCWeek. Credit: Curtin University.Responding to COVID-19: Professor Warwick McKibbin AO, CEPAR Chief Investigator, Director of Policy Engagement and ANU.Node Leader Credit: ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research.Improving health and wellbeing: Beach. Credit: iStock.com/magedepotpro.Understanding the natural world: Associate Professor Adriana Vergés measuring crayweed. Credit: John Turnbull.Scheme Information: Background with turquoise watercolor. Credit: iStock.com/Anna Rodionova.