Countries including US, China, India, France, Germany to name a few recognise that investments in science and technology are the fuel for future prosperity and economic development. They continue to invest (with medium and long-term lenses) accordingly.ASPI's latest report into quantum technology shows Australians are highly influential in this scientific research & commercialisation opportunity, despite our size and geographic location. But that leadership (and ability to take other Australians along for that success) is threatened. Is it too late? Can we course correct in time?https://www.aspi.org.au/report/australian-strategy-quantum-revolutionImage credit: Wired Magazine (March 2020)
Plasma
is the 4th state of matter. Plasma
technologies present an environmentally-friendly and versatile way of treating
textile materials in order to enhance a variety of properties such as
wettability, liquid repellency, dyeability and coating adhesion. Recent
advances made in commercially viable plasma systems have greatly increased the
potential of using plasma technology in industrial textile finishing. The
plasma technology is considered to be very interesting future oriented process
owing to its environmental acceptability and wide range of applications. Here you will find details of Plasma Technology in Textile: https://textilelearner.net/plasma-technology-in-textile/
Andrew Liveris AO delivered The Warren Centre's Innovation Lecture in 2021 at the University of Sydney > https://bit.ly/3pInMC1...BROADCAST > https://bit.ly/3pInMC1SPEECH > https://bit.ly/3itHGiKSLIDES > https://bit.ly/3ixbYkI
...He took the opportunity to consider three important questions: 1/ Where do we find ourselves today?2/ How do we plan to respond to the challenges before us? 3/ How ambitious must we be?Throughout the lecture, he focused on the need to deliver outcomes not just reports. ...It is a #mustwatch for Australia's current and emerging leaders.
For some time its been predicted that there will be a supply chain bottleneck for semiconductors/ chipsets. As our data gluttony continues and the race for super/ hyper computing increases at scale, even nice chipmakers are benefiting from the funding goldrush. While for many years, the US under-invested in manufacturing in this area, the new Administration has finally noted its strategic (and national security) importance. China didn't take much convincing - they've long had investment in the semi-conductor and R&D industries. https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/US-China-semiconductor-chipmakers-venture-capitalimage credit Cristian Ibarra @Pixabay
With the rapid infrastructural expansions that we are accustomed
to in the global telecoms industry, it is impossible to believe there are often
a minority of consumers of telephony services who are consistently
under-served... Israel’s telecommunication sector is considered as one of the most
sophisticated in the world, characterized by high mobile penetration, extensive
R&D presence, high-level talent pool and strong service competition. It is,
therefore, not a surprise to have some established and start-up Israeli communication
technology companies leading the efforts to address the global Last Mile
Connectivity challenge.Full article including companies listed: https://israeltrade.org.a
