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Feb 2023
National Battery Strategy: have your say
We are seeking feedback on how to boost Australia’s battery industries. Consultation closes 3 March 2023.
Feb 2023
Australian Space Agency
New space antenna set to transform Australian satellite communications
The University of Tasmania, in partnership with the Australian Space Agency, has unveiled a new sophisticated communications antenna. This major infrastructure will allow new research and commercial opportunities fo...
Feb 2023
Australian Space Agency
Wearable sock to improve human spaceflight health
The University of Canberra has created a wearable sock to counter the effects of microgravity on the human body. This innovation could reduce risk of injuries for astronauts, athletes and older persons.
Jan 2023
Australian Space Discovery Centre
"Twinkle little star”: Early Space Tracking in Australia
Join us in-centre or online on Saturday, 6th May 2023 at 2pm ACDST
Jan 2023
$44 million in grants to support industry-led research projects
Round 13 of Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grant funding will support 19 projects across Australia.
Jan 2023
Critical Minerals Office
Critical Minerals Development Program grants now open
Australian businesses and state or territory governments can apply for a co-funded grant of up to $30 million to support early and mid-stage critical minerals projects.
Jan 2023
$15.9 million to strengthen women in STEM careers
The Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship grant program awards $15.9 million in grants to strengthen women in STEM careers.
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26 July 2021
Australian SKA Office
Commercialising technology developed for the Australian SKA Pathfinder
Quasar Satellite Technologies is commercialising multi-beam technology to meet booming demand for satellite ground stations. CSIRO developed the technology for its ASKAP radio telescope, a precursor to the SKA.
7 November 2018
Australian SKA Office
Designing receiver casings for the SKA Pathfinder
Case study from: Co-hosting the SKA telescope
7 November 2018
Australian SKA Office
Cloud computing for SKA data
The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research has been investigating cloud computing for SKA data storage and processing capabilities.
7 November 2018
Australian SKA Office
SKA precursor helps track objects in Australian skies
Astronomers are partnering with industry to harness one of Australia’s two SKA precursor telescopes, the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA). The MWA will be used to detect and track satellites and space junk orbiting the earth, helping to evaluate the risk of collisions.
7 November 2018
Australian SKA Office
Prototyping a groundplane for the Australian SKA Pathfinder
The Commonwealth Science Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) worked with industry to prototype a groundplane for maintaining a low and stable temperature for the ASKAP Phased Array Feed.
7 November 2018
Australian SKA Office
Producing components for Australia’s SKA Pathfinder digital systems
Small industry worked with the Commonwealth Science Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to produce circuit boards and major components for Australia’s SKA Pathfinder digital systems.
7 November 2018
Australian SKA Office
Powering the SKA Low Frequency Aperture Array
Case study from: Co-hosting the SKA telescope
1 April 2018
Australian SKA Office
Pia Wadjarri School Trip
In August 2016, a group of schoolchildren from Pia Wadjarri School visited Canberra. Read more in this reconciliation case study.