Posts by Alex Mead

Future robots to stay one step ahead of bushfires

Tech Xplore, Other, 26/03/2024 Bushfires can move at astonishing speeds. The land, amount of vegetation, and the weather all have […]

Punk beetle’s chance discovery in Lamington National Park almost disregarded as bird poo

ABC Online, Other, 21/03/2024, Mark Rigby Sporting tufts of spiky white hair and resembling a geriatric punk rocker, a newly […]

CSIRO improves ability to respond to rust pathogens in wheat

Cosmos Magazine, Other, 24/03/2024, Ian Mannix Researchers in Australia have developed a rapid test which can identify genes that can […]

Gray-headed flying-fox population is stable—10 years of monitoring reveals this threatened species is doing well

PhysOrg, Other, 25/03/2024 Flying foxes, or fruit bats, are familiar to many Australians. So it may come as a surprise […]

Climate-conscious investors put nuclear dead last on list of desirable Australian ventures

The Guardian, Other, 25/03/2024, Paul Karp Nuclear energy ranks last on the list of climate technologies that big institutional investors […]

Vale Karl Armstrong

Sadly Karl Armstrong, longstanding retired CSIRO enquiries team member, has passed away at 75, following his heavy battle with advanced […]

Market operator explains why the lights won’t go out with wind, solar and storage

Renew Economy, Other, 20/03/2024, Giles Parkinson The Australian Energy Market Operator has become the second major institution to fight back […]

Crocodile study challenges assumptions of far-ranging behaviour finding Queensland crocs stay closer to home

ABC Online, Other, 19/03/2024, Chloe Chomicki & Georgia Loney "Redefining" research on Queensland crocodiles has found the majority remain closer […]

Applications open for CSIRO’s R&D program to boost SMEs in critical minerals sector

Australian Manufacturing, Other, 18/03/2024 The ‘Innovate to Grow’ program, a 10-week online initiative, is designed to equip businesses with the […]