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A single Australian teenage taxpayer contributed over $500,000 to government coffers in 2013/14.
Tech money brings batteries home
Nanostructured, gel-based batteries could soon be made on a commercial scale.
Citizen scientists called to coral watch
Evidence has been found of coral bleaching on Western Australia's Kimberley coast.
Little solar town getting started
Perth’s newest village - White Gum Valley - will soon generate and sell its own electricity from a precinct of solar homes.
Chip-scale light control coming
Australian engineers have created a new chip for the manipulation of light on the nano scale.
Drone ships and robo-trucks tested
The US military has experimented with its new self-driving warship.
Ethics issues at cutting-edge
The ethical debate about human genetic engineering has increased in pitch, with the publication of a new human embryo–editing paper.
Key cable could be back by June
Executives have reassured Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman that the Basslink power cable will be repaired in June.
Panama leak pours more mud on HSBC
The release of the #PanamaPapers has added more weight to claims of dodgy practices at one of the world’s biggest banks.
Beetle brains invaded for tech ideas
Engineers have taken over the mind of beetle and made it move to their will.
Grass condoms key to new industry
Academics and aboriginal rangers have come together near the Queensland-Northern Territory border to farm native spinifex grass for the world's strongest, thinnest condoms.
Programming proves itself in cell study
Researchers have reported success in a new combination of computer analysis and microscopy.
SA legitimising transport tech
The South Australian government has approved on-road trials of driverless cars.
Tassie tech/power woes continue
The Tasmanian Government is urging power-users to reduce their use amid the state’s energy crisis.
High-tech eyes on ancient art
Some of Australia’s most futuristic machines are being used to study some of the nation’s oldest artworks.
Tech giants tell NBN boss he's right
NBN's chief executive Bill Morrow says he has visited the homes of tech giants Google and Facebook, and confirmed that people do not want fibre optic internet at home.
Missing probe leaves JAXA scratching head
Japan's space agency has lost a newly-launched astronomy satellite.
Nano-cuts for world-beating lengths
Using water, a laser and some key chemicals, the chance to make carbon nanotubes on an industrial scale has come closer.