Posts by Alex Mead

CSIRO partners up to grow green metals industry

@AuManufacturing, Other, 25/06/2025 A new $10 million initiative has been launched to grow Australia’s domestic green metals sector for the […]

How is AI powering restoration of Australia’s kelp forests?

AI Magazine, Other, 26/06/2025, Georgia Collins Australia’s Great Southern Reef is a crucial, yet endangered, marine ecosystem. In collaboration with […]

A strange bright burst in space baffled astronomers for more than a year. Now, they’ve solved the mystery

The Conversation, Other, 27/06/2025, William James Around midday on June 13 last year, my colleagues and I were scanning the […]

What is a quantum battery and how do you build one?

Electronics eetimes, Other, 30/06/2025, Nick Flaherty The quantum battery (QB) has been proposed as an alternative to the electrochemical energy […]

Take a tour of RV Investigator in Hobart

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, invites you to step aboard Australia’s advanced ocean research vessel, RV Investigator, while it’s in Hobart […]

What you need to know about dietary fibre and digestion

ABC Online, Other, 23/06/2025, Anna Chisholm People share a lot of their lives on social media. This can even include […]

Contactile grabs $268,712 federal commercialisation grant for its ‘human touch’ robotic gripper

startupdaily, Other, 23/06/2025, Simon Thomsen Contactile, a deep tech startup giving robotics the subtlety of human-like touch, has scored $268,712 […]

From fear to fascination: Decoding the depths and distances traveled by the world’s largest fish

PhysOrg, Other, 19/06/2025, Colby Bignell I became acquainted with sharks at a very early age. This led me back to […]

Manufacturing SMEs invited to apply for CSIRO’s graphite research grants

Australian Manufacturing, Other, 19/06/2025 Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, has announced a new $400,000 research and development (R&D) grant program […]