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A sense of things to come – smart sensors and the environment
Monitoring reef systems or catchments for environmental change can be a big job; sometimes too big for humans to handle without a bit of technological assistance. Now that assistance is increasingly available in the form of smart sensors.

Making our mark – ecological footprints
Ecological footprints are being used to measure our impact on Earth and the results aren't good.

Clean speed ahead with catalysts
Catalysts could help solve some of the world’s biggest pollution problems.

Life on Mars?
Recent discoveries on Mars have re-kindled the long-running debate between scientists about the existence of Martian life.

Cancer immunotherapy – redefining vaccines
As the leading cause of death in Australia, scientists are giving cancer a shot.

The quest to make hydrogen the fuel of the future
Australia and many other countries around the world are preparing for hydrogen to take over from fossil fuels such as oil and natural gas, and move to what’s being called the ‘hydrogen economy’. But there are some big hurdles to overcome before it can happen.

Capturing the greenhouse gang
The search is on for ways to capture greenhouse gases and store them out of harm's way.

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