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Healthy at Home charts next steps for technology-enabled aged care
Experts gathered at an NSSN Healthy at Home strategy workshop this week to explore how smart sensing technologies can help older Australians live safely and independently at home and shape the program’s future priorities.
NSSN Grand Challenge Fund 2027 announced
Applications are now open for Round 7 of the NSSN Grand Challenge Fund, supporting innovative, collaborative smart sensing research across five priority areas: Environment & Agriculture, Human Health, Natural Hazards, Net Zero and Smart Places.
Women advancing smart sensing research to headline University of Wollongong showcase
Five University of Wollongong researchers will showcase how smart sensing is advancing healthcare, environmental monitoring and mining safety at the NSSN Women in Sensing Showcase on 10 November.
AI-powered cameras could boost bird monitoring at wind farms
An NSSN Grand Challenge Fund project is developing an AI-powered camera network to monitor birds at wind farm locations, providing more reliable evidence of collisions and potentially helping operators protect vulnerable species.
Beyond hearing: sensing when conversation becomes difficult
An NSSN Grand Challenge Fund project has revealed how our eyes, head movements and even our hand gestures change when conversation becomes difficult, findings that could ultimately help hearing devices respond to what their users need.
Sensors and AI offer ‘powerful’ opportunity for Australian industry
Sensors will play a critical role in Australia’s artificial intelligence revolution, the Federal Assistant Minister for Science, Technology and the Digital Economy Dr Andrew Charlton told the NSSN’s Ambitious NSW: Sensing the Future of NSW Industry event this week. The workshop featured leaders from government, industry and research.
Engineering the future of the renewable energy transition
In a special episode of UNSW’s Engineering the Future podcast, NSSN Co-Director Professor Julien Epps discusses the technology, ideas and policies shaping Australia’s shift to cleaner energy with Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon Josh Wilson MP.
World-first newborn test could detect hearing problems in under a minute
A new newborn hearing screening test could combine the speed and simplicity of an ear test with the accuracy of more comprehensive nerve testing, potentially making early hearing detection faster, cheaper and more accessible.
Ambitious NSW: smart sensing to help tackle the state’s biggest industry challenges
Industry, government and research leaders will gather in Parramatta on 6 October to explore how smart sensing can help NSW advance its priorities in advanced manufacturing, housing and net zero.
We could soon be able to track changes in Australia’s forests in near-real time - using satellites
Forests and woodlands cover millions of hectares across Australia and store enormous amounts of carbon, support biodiversity, regulate water supplies and help buffer the impacts of climate change. Yet we know surprisingly little about how these important ecosystems are changing over time.
Satellite-enabled smart sensors could transform monitoring of Australia’s forests
Scientists are trialing satellite-enabled smart sensors on trees across the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area and parts of far western NSW to provide an unprecedented picture of how Australia’s forests are responding to changing environmental conditions.
Closing the loop: Why sensing matters for sustainable buildings
Buildings may be designed to be sustainable, but their real performance depends on how they operate over time. In this Thought Piece, NSSN Board Member and industry leader Jeff Oatman explores how sensing can close the gap between design intent and actual performance.
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