The Sensor - June 2025

This month, UTS and Western Sydney University repurpose BioScout tech to monitor indoor mould; Highlights from the Women in Sensing Summit including Former Chief Scientist of Australia, Dr Cathy Foley’s keynote speech which urged women to be part of a tech revolution; an exploration of pigeon navigation; and learn about DeteQt’s advanced magnetic sensors.

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Diane Nazaroff
Meet the Company: DeteQt

DeteQt, a VC-backed spin-out from the University of Sydney, is developing cutting-edge magnetic sensors that detect what today’s tools cannot. Their technology has the potential to uncover critical minerals with minimal environmental impact, enable navigation in GPS-denied environments like undersea and warzones, and even detect disease in the human body.

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Diane Nazaroff
The Sensor - May 2025

This month, we spotlight the upcoming Women in Sensing Summit. Discover how diversity drives innovation and success; learn about a new biosensor designed to monitor health in racehorses and military dogs. Also, catch highlights from the NSW Commercialisation Showcase at UTS.

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Diane Nazaroff
Diversity in science and tech isn’t just fair, it’s our innovation superpower

For Australia to deliver on its economic ambition we must actively increase female participation in science and innovation. As NSSN Deputy Board Chair, and passionate advocate for diversity in STEM, Dr Jill Freyne writes, there is a desperate need for leadership, investment, and structural change to ensure Australia’s science and tech future is inclusive, ethical, and effective.

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Diane Nazaroff