What happens when quantum tech meets pop culture? Let’s find out. 🎬 Our very own quantum experts Timothy van der Laan, Dr Farina Riaz and W. Y. Sarah Lau are rating and reviewing iconic quantum moments on screen. 🍿 Today’s review features the Black Mirror episode 'Joan Is Awful', wherein a quantum computer produces infinite unsettling realities in real time. Find yourself a superposition and enjoy! Get behind the scenes access to our quantum research: https://lnkd.in/grrcYzYr
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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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What is a critical mineral, and why should you care? 🤔 From the phone in your hand to the solar panels on your roof, critical minerals are the unsung heroes of modern life, and are crucial for clean energy technologies and global efforts towards net zero. As demand surges, understanding what makes a mineral 'critical' is more than just geology. It’s about resilience, innovation, and global collaboration. Learn more about Australia’s role in our critical minerals future: https://lnkd.in/ge7YMZUX
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We’re excited to be part of #IMARC2025, Australia’s largest mining and resources event. 👏 We’re showcasing how science and innovation is transforming the mining sector; from critical minerals and decarbonisation, to AI-assisted exploration, to sustainable processing and mining operations. Come meet our team at the Australian Government stand (H19) and discover opportunities for collaboration across the mining value chain. We’re ready to apply our R&D expertise to help solve your challenges.
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From potential to production. ⚒️ Rare earth elements (REEs), which are essential for products like electric vehicles, wind turbines and other renewable technologies, are attracting attention as global demand increases. Our Australian Critical Minerals R&D Hub and our agency partners ANSTO and Geoscience Australia are bringing Australia closer to a sustainable, secure REE supply chain. Here's how: https://lnkd.in/gVFAbY5k
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Powering partnerships for a cleaner future. ⚡ We’re excited to announce the first cohort of Australian research organisations selected to participate in our India-Australia Technology Commercialisation Challenge (TCC). Through the initiative, the selected Australian R&D teams will be supported to: 🤝 Partner with Indian renewable manufacturers. 🤝 Co-develop commercialisation-led solutions in solar, battery, or hydrogen technologies. By connecting Australian research excellence with India's growing renewable manufacturing capabilities, the initiative aims to diversify renewable energy supply chains and fast-track the global energy transition. The TCC, part of the India-Australia Renewable Energy Partnership, is funded by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Learn more about the initiative and the selected organisations: https://lnkd.in/g7djbMPu 📷 | Prof Veena Sahajwalla AO, founding director of SMaRT@UNSW, who will be leading one of the 6 TCC collaboration teams. Credit: Anna Kucera.
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Blood could be the key to an earlier Alzheimer's diagnosis. 🔑🩸 We’ve developed simpler, less invasive ways to detect Alzheimer’s, potentially helping more patients access emerging treatments. New treatments like Donanemab, recently approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for adults with early symptomatic Alzheimer’s, require confirmation of amyloid plaque, clumps of protein that build up in the brain. Currently, the gold standard for detecting amyloid plaque involves costly PET scans or invasive lumbar punctures. In a new study published in the Alzheimer's Association® Alzheimer’s and Dementia Journal, scientists found that combining two blood tests could match the accuracy of the existing ‘gold standard’ methods. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/grVvZRcm
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When it comes to solar energy, Australia is light years ahead. 🌞 There are more than 4.2 million rooftop solar systems installed across the nation, and counting. But as more Australians turn to solar, our old electricity networks face new challenges. To help address these challenges, we're exploring new technologies, like innovative inverter systems that can balance grid operation in real time. As rooftop solar capacity in Australia is set to nearly triple by 2050, innovations like this are paving the way for a smarter, more sustainable energy future. Here's what's involved: https://lnkd.in/gMrR-TjS
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Shell-ebrating collaboration in the pacific. 🦐 We’ve been in New Caledonia building partnerships and possibilities for the local prawn industry. In collaboration with Ifremer, Gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, The Embassy of France in Australia and Pacific Community-SPC, our workshop brought together leading researchers and industry representatives to explore future opportunities for growth and innovation. Together with our partners, we’re helping improve productivity and strengthen the industry’s resilience to climate change, changing markets and sustainability challenges. Learn more about our prawn research: https://lnkd.in/gd4NCkrn
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Twenty-five years of Working Dog Productions' 'The Dish'! 🌕 The movie is loosely based on the role Murriyang, our Parkes radio telescope, along with NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's antenna at Honeysuckle Creek near Canberra, played in receiving video footage of the first Moon walk. In 1962, the telescope tracked the first interplanetary space mission, Mariner 2, as it flew by Venus, and in July 1969 it played a key role in supporting NASA’s Apollo 11 mission to the Moon. Aside from being a movie star, Murriyang has achieved other feats over 60 years, including: 💫 With a diameter of 64 metres, it’s one of the largest single-dish telescopes in the southern hemisphere dedicated to astronomy. 💫 It was used to find a double pulsar, which has allowed some of the more stringent tests of Einstein's theory of general relativity. 💫 It has discovered hundreds of new galaxies. To help with your walk down memory lane, here are some photos from 1969, including an image of Parkes control room staff watching the moonwalk. Most of the film is based on fact, but what was added for the sake of a (rollicking) good yarn? Find out: https://lnkd.in/gsJq4Amk 📷 | Original photos by CSIRO and David Cooke
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Come explore the Coral Sea with us! 🔭 Have you ever wanted to search the ocean depths for weird and wonderful marine life? Us too! We’re currently onboard our #RVInvestigator in the Coral Sea Marine Park with Parks Australia, Bush Blitz and Ocean Census, studying the biodiversity of the deep ocean. Join us as we search the seafloor with our deep towed camera. We’ll be streaming these surveys live during the voyage, so you can discover things at the same time we do. Check out the schedule on our voyage page for these exciting broadcasts: https://lnkd.in/g7MMsni8
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