From bottled lightning to ‘hempcrete’:The Australian innovations that could save the world

From bottled lightning to ‘hempcrete’:The Australian innovations that could save the world

From harnessing the power of lightning to make fertiliser to using yeast to produce forest-friendly palm oil,these start-ups are helping solve big environmental problems.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons

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Albanese’s $15b tech fund gets ready to write first cheques

Albanese’s $15b tech fund gets ready to write first cheques

Two years after it was first legislated to beef up Australia’s competitiveness in technology and manufacturing,the National Reconstruction Fund is about to make its first investments.

  • byDavid Swan
The secret facility extracting gold from electronic waste
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The secret facility extracting gold from electronic waste

Metallurgists are extracting gold,silver and copper as they hunt through your e-waste for precious metals.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Traveller Awards:10 of the greatest innovations in travel

Traveller Awards:10 of the greatest innovations in travel

From a cutting-edge airline cabin to a trailblazing way to experience the outback,these new experiences are the ones you’ll want.

  • byTraveller team
Ice-cream with tomato sauce? McDonald’s is ending its test run of AI drive-thrus

Ice-cream with tomato sauce? McDonald’s is ending its test run of AI drive-thrus

But the fast-food giant has suggested it isn’t ruling out other potential artificial intelligence plans down the road.

  • byWyatte Grantham-Philips
Nearly every beauty product has had a ‘glow-up’. Now,it’s shaving’s turn

Nearly every beauty product has had a ‘glow-up’. Now,it’s shaving’s turn

A $50 razor and one that slides into the palm of your hand are two of the new products invented by women seeking to challenge a male-dominated industry.

  • byMelissa Singer
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The Fairlight Story

It is one of the greatest innovations in music history,and it came from Sydney,Australia. Video by Tom Compagnoni.

The artificial heart set to transform medicine – and the Aussie who invented it

The artificial heart set to transform medicine – and the Aussie who invented it

Biomedical engineer Daniel Timms lost his father to heart disease,but their kitchen-top tests helped him hone a radical idea.

  • byAmanda Hooton
The April 20 Edition
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The April 20 Edition

The Aus-designed artificial heart set to revolutionise medicine| Preppers go mainstream| A sperm donor’s message to his progeny

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Grand designs:The high-risk plan to make Australian industry great again

Grand designs:The high-risk plan to make Australian industry great again

Manufacturing is making a comeback as the federal government reshapes and revitalises its role in the economy. But at what cost?

  • byAnne Hyland
Our museum is thriving because we do things differently
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Our museum is thriving because we do things differently

Museums are trusted messengers,so we need to be less hubristic about gateways to knowledge.

  • byKim McKay