MIL-OSI Australia: Grants available to foster industry-led research and collaboration
Source: Australian Minister for Industry Innovation and Science 3 August 2018 Grants of up to $3 million to help Australian businesses and research organisations to work together on projects to develop new products, services or processes are now open to applications. Round 6 of the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Project (CRC-P) grants opened to […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Helping Australian farmers with innovative soil management solutions
Source: Australian Minister for Industry Innovation and Science 2 August 2018 Australian farmers are getting the practical knowledge and tools they need to make decisions about complex soil management issues. The Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation, Zed Seselja, today launched the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for High Performance Soils, which was awarded $39.5 million […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Scientists reaffirm earlier findings on the fate of Pink and White Terraces – 03/08/2018
Source: GNS Science In a peer-reviewed paper in the Journal of The Royal Society of New Zealand published online this week, they stand by their earlier findings that the White Terraces were largely destroyed in the eruption and confirmed that remnants the Pink Terraces may lie at the bottom of Lake Rotomahana. Scientists load an […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Connecticut Student Researchers Shine at UConn Health
Local college students presented their summer research at UConn Health on Aug. 1 during ‘Innovation Fellows Research Day,’ an event that showcased a newly launched statewide consortium known as Partnership for Innovation and Education (PIE). The event, held in UConn Health’s Academic Rotunda, featured short talks and poster presentations describing innovative research projects by the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Connecticut’s Forests Today a Far Cry from Towering Giants of Old
Imagine stepping back in time, before the first Europeans arrived, into the forests of New England more than 500 years ago. At that time, these forests were dominated by towering giants, such as the chestnut and white pine, capable of reaching over 100 feet, above a layered variety of species right down to the forest […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Report Identifies Agriculture as Greatest Source of Water Pollution
Source: Small Island Developing States 23 July 2018: Water pollution from unsustainable agricultural practices threatens human health and ecosystems, according to a report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) on behalf of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems. Noting that […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: UNESCO-IOC Executive Council Adopts Ocean Decade Roadmap
Source: Small Island Developing States 13 July 2018: The 51st session of the Executive Council of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) approved the roadmap for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The Council also addressed ocean science requirements for addressing climate uncertainty, stressors […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Facts and figures released before final information sessions
Source: Assistant Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science 31 July 2018 Joint media release with the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, the Hon David Littleproud MP All the facts about establishing a National Radioactive Waste Management Facility have now been released before a final round of information sessions for communities around the three nominated […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: ‘Smart’ Machine Components Alert Users to Damage and Wear
Scientists at the United Technologies Research Center and UConn are using advanced additive manufacturing technology to create ‘smart’ machine components that alert users when they are damaged or worn. The researchers also applied a variation of the technology to create polymer-bonded magnets with intricate geometries and arbitrary shapes, opening up new possibilities for manufacturing and […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Taking products to market with $3.5 million in Government funding
Source: Australian Minister for Industry Innovation and Science 30 July 2018 Eleven businesses across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia have been offered $3.5 million of Accelerating Commercialisation (AC) funding, bringing them closer to launching their innovations in local and international markets. The AC grants enable businesses to undertake important commercialisation steps like […]
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