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As we look towards 2050, Australia, like much of the world, is focused on transitioning to a clean energy future.

Virga is a fast, powerful and energy-efficient accelerated computing cluster that will help grow Australia’s science, industry and economy.

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has worked with Dell Technologies to build a high-performance computer (HPC) system which will speed up scientific discoveries and help grow Australia’s industry and economy.

COMPANY NEWS:  ProHance, a new-age workplace analytics and operations enablement platform, has announced that it has partnered with Sydney-headquartered customer experience and digital transformation company, Customer Science Group, to offer ProHance’s award-winning solutions for its rapidly growing customer base across Australia and New Zealand.

Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, has opened applications for the next intake of students to join the world-first Young Indigenous Women’s STEM Academy (the Academy), which is co-managed by the agency.

Household appliance maker Dyson has now launched its Dyson Zone noise-cancelling headphones in Australia. The headphones offer up to 50 hours of listening with ultra-low distortion, advanced active noise cancellation, and faithful audio reproduction across the entire sound spectrum.

 Dyson, well-known for its vacuums and hair dryers, has announced its first-ever headphones will be coming out in January, and it's no slouch. The Dyson Zone headphones will come with advanced noise-cancelling, full-spectrum audio, ultra-low distortion, and a detachable visor to provide high-efficiency air purification to tackle pollution on the go.

Dyson has committed 500 million GBP - more than $AUD 880 million - over four years to facilitate the opening of new beauty research labs and the development of 20 new beauty products. The company has also released the results of a comprehensive hair research study, deepening understanding of hair types, styling behaviour, hair health, and perceptions of hair types.

Improving sustainability and using digital technologies to boost productivity are among the focus areas of a new five-year research program launched by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and aerospace company Boeing.

Seeking to solve some of society's greatest issues, Samsung is inviting young Australians to create a TikTok video showing how they can use STEM to solve those issues, with a chance to win a share of $20,000.

Sydney's TEDx event, dubbed TEDxSydney, is on next month, with the first speakers and performers announced for what is the events 12th year, and the second time it is being held during a global pandemic.

RMIT is set to become the first Australian university to implement a dedicated cloud supercomputing facility on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to drive digital innovation in research and education at scale.

The CSIRO founded deep tech investment fund Main Sequence has completed a capital raising of $250 milion for its second fund to help it continue its mission aimed at solving the world’s biggest problems in health, food, space, and industrial productivity, by turning science and research into breakthrough companies.

Australian Scientia Professor Martin Green has been made a laureate of the Japan Prize in the field of Resources, Energy, the Environment, and Social Infrastructure for his “revolutionary” work in the field of photovoltaics.

Wanting to work together on national research projects that combines the expertise and resources of both organisations, NBN Co and CISRO will strengthen research and planning for Australia's needs in the post-COVID digital age.

Singapore has pledged to continue investing in innovation and technology as part of its attempt to revive the country’s COVID-19 hit economy by creating new business and employment opportunities.

Australia’s peak body for science and technology, Science & Technolgy Australia (STA), fears the permanent loss of talent from the country’s research system and has called on the Federal Government to staunch the "hemorrhaging" of talent in the wake of thousands more job cuts just announced by universitities.

The Australian Government is investing $344,000 to support two new industry-led collaboration projects through National Energy Resources Australia (NERA), one of the Government’s six industry growth centres.

Microsoft is partnering with Kakadu National Park rangers and Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, in a pioneering program mixing “responsible” artificial intelligence and modern science with traditional knowledge to solve complex environmental management problems, and care for animal species and habitats.

Researchers at Western Australia’s Curtin University say they can now take their work to new heights and depths with the addition of a futuristic Hologram Table at the HIVE, the university’s Hub for Immersive Visualisation and eResearch.

The University of Queensland is using a supercomputer from Dell Technologies in research on Alzheimer’s disease.