Bio-inspired tactile sensor technology developed by NSW based start-up Contactile, equips robotic gripping systems with sensory advantages of human hands, allowing robots to sense friction.

The University of Newcastle renewable energy tech that is manufactured using conventional printers, will power interactive public lighting in Sydney.

The NSW Government is investing $3 million in NSW’s innovation ecosystem to accelerate products addressing the impact of COVID-19 to market.

Novel optical telemetry system developed by NSW based start-up Zedelef transforms conventional sensing systems by converting sensors' electrical output into optical signals with no requirement of an external power source.

Macquarie University researchers have developed an ultra-sensitive wearable device that can measure the skin’s exposure to ultraviolet rays in real time.

Western Sydney University researchers have been awarded an International Space Investment Grant to establish an Australian-first multi-sensor space observatory in South Australia. Image courtesy of WSU.

The Sensor July 2020 edition is here.

University researchers will collaborate with industry and government partners to develop anti-viral personalised protective equipment, improved population screening techniques and smart hygiene monitoring systems for public places.

Professor Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh from UNSW Chemical Engineering has been awarded the prestigious 2020 Robert Boyle Prize for Analytical Science by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). Image courtesy of UNSW.

Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) are set to revolutionise the mining industry by developing portable factories for mineral separation equipment.

Ocius Technology, a Sydney based company that develops autonomous unmanned surface vessels, was awarded a $5.5 million contract as part of eight new defence contracts announced this week by Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP.

A study by The Australian National University (ANU) researchers has revealed the Victorian wildfires have become larger and more frequent over the past twenty years.