Science and industry are teaming up to de-risk decarbonisation. ✅ This week, our researchers joined leaders at the HILT CRC Annual Conference: De-risking Decarbonisation in Perth, driving collaboration to accelerate Australia’s net-zero transition. Meet our speakers: 🔹Dr Tara Hosseini presented work on optimising energy infrastructure for net-zero industrial hubs, identifying cost-efficient energy supply options, from hydrogen and electricity to thermal energy and natural gas. 🔹Dr Liezl Schoeman and Dr Lachlan Carter shared insights on hydrogen use in heavy industries, evaluating its effects on materials and infrastructure to help de-risk investment. 🔹Dr Vahid Shadravan presented research on using biomass and waste-derived syngas as renewable alternatives to natural gas, helping industries cut emissions and retrofit existing plants. Their work shows how collaboration between science and industry delivers practical pathways to decarbonise Australia’s steel, alumina and cement sectors. Discover more of our energy research: https://lnkd.in/gHh-Xib8
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For more than a century, we've been improving the lives of people everywhere with our science. Since we started life as the Advisory Council of Science and Industry in 1916, we've advanced Australia with a range of inventions and innovations that have had significant positive impact on the lives of people around the world. These include fast WiFi, polymer banknotes, the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet, and Aerogard, just to name a few. We work with industry, government and the research community to turn science into solutions to address Australia's greatest challenges, including food security and quality; sustainable energy and resources; health and wellbeing; resilient and valuable environments; future industries; and a secure Australia and region.
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Leading in the greening of gold. 🟢🟡 Australia is the second-largest global producer of gold. But current processes to extract it use highly toxic cyanide which is bad for the environment and a risk to public health. Our Principal Research Scientists, Dr Paul Breuer and Dr Xianwen Dai, have developed a patented technology that offers a more sustainable and profitable future for gold processing. The ‘Sustainable Gold Cyanidation Technology’ is a new process that improves gold recovery while recycling toxic cyanide, delivering both economic gains and environmental benefits. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gPna9Zdi
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Bringing geology into augmented reality. 🚀 Earlier this month, we delivered a hands-on demo of our LogAR app to the BHP Graduate Cohort. It was a hit with the next generation of geoscientists, data scientists and engineers. LogAR is a digital tool that brings core logging and geological datasets into interactive augmented reality, helping geoscientists visualise, analyse and collaborate in a new way. Thank you to the BHP Graduate Cohort for the invitation, the Geological Survey of South Australia, and staff at the South Australia Drill Core Library for their support and access to the amazing Tonsley Core Library in Adelaide. Discover how LogAR is changing the game for drill core logging: https://lnkd.in/gZ5DrMtX
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Lights, camera… quantum accuracy check! 🎥 Hollywood loves a dash of quantum in their movies and shows these days, but how accurate are they? Join us as our quantum experts Timothy van der Laan, W. Y. Sarah Lau and Farina Riaz put pop culture under the microscope, rating and reviewing iconic quantum moments on screen. Avengers: Endgame is the first review in our three-part series. Stay tuned for more. 🍿 Get behind the scenes access to our quantum research: https://lnkd.in/grrcYzYr
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Innovation thrives when diverse voices are heard, supported, and empowered. 📣 That’s why our ON Program, in partnership with the Global Institute for Women's Leadership - ANU and the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute for First Nations Gender Justice has developed a strategic roadmap to embed diversity, equity and inclusion into Australia’s innovation ecosystem. We were excited to launch the Inclusive Innovation initiative this week at KCA - Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia Ltd's annual conference. From flexible program design to cultural safety and inclusive leadership, this initiative is reshaping how innovation is funded, supported and scaled. Explore the playbook and join us in building a more inclusive future for research translation and commercialisation: https://lnkd.in/e2ZNZf_U #KCA2025
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What does it really take to feed a nation? 🥗 Today is #WorldFoodDay, an opportunity to ponder how the food on our plates arrives there, as well as the intricacies and unseen costs of its journey. Australia’s $800 billion food system feeds millions of people every day, but our latest national stocktake shows it also carries hidden costs, as high as $274 billion, in environmental and health impacts. By understanding how our food system really works, we can build one that’s more resilient, fair and sustainable for everyone. Our research is helping Australia see food differently: not just as an industry, but as a system that touches every part of life. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dXxqVzdZ
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Meet Alice and Bob. 🖥️ No, they're not the people pictured here (that's Dr Seyit A. Camtepe and Dr Sebastian Kish 👋). They’re the boxes beside them: two ‘parties’ connected by a quantum-secure link that we hope will give Australia’s everyday internet an in-built security alarm, powered by the laws of physics. Called a quantum key distribution system, it aims to future-proof critical data against tomorrow’s cyber threats, working with AARNet (Australia's Academic and Research Network) and QuintessenceLabs. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gVZ2pHBG
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We've released the September greenhouse gas data from one of the cleanest air sources in the world. Kennaook / Cape Grim is a world-famous atmospheric gas monitoring station managed by us and the Bureau of Meteorology. Access the data: https://lnkd.in/gcjB-vhp #KennaookCapeGrimCO2update
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Great ideas are easy. Turning them into reality? That's the hard part. 🤔 Alex Graff from RE3 - Recycle Recoverable Resources knows this well. As a disruptor in the waste industry, his team had plenty of innovative concepts for resource recovery. What they didn't have was a clear roadmap to make them happen. That's where our Innovate to Grow – Recycling and Circular Economy program came in. As a participant in the March 2025 cohort, delivered in partnership with Deakin University's Recycling and Clean Energy Commercialisation Hub, Alex came to better understand how to formalise their R&D strategy and accelerate innovation. His advice to other businesses? Fully commit to the process. The effort you put in directly correlates with the value you gain. Read Alex’s story: https://lnkd.in/gsKaAAS4
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A sustainable future for Australia's resources sector. 🍃 Collaboration is essential for driving innovation and tackling challenges in Australia’s minerals sector. Integrating research in decarbonisation, AI and automation is improving efficiency and sustainability in mining and processing. Our Director of Mineral Resources, Dr Louise Fisher highlights how strategic collaboration across research, industry and government is accelerating innovation in Australia’s minerals sector. Find out how: https://lnkd.in/gpMHY--E
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