Creating valuable graphene from a byproduct of sugar cane and converting agricultural waste into ethanol were some of the cutting-edge waste-to-profit technologies presented at the NSSN’s Creating Profits from Waste event last week. 

This month: learn how the Western Sydney Manufacturers forum will help businesses comply with new emissions rules; read about our Creating Value from Waste: Profits not Costs event; and meet our two new Board members.

An innovative UNSW project supported by the NSW Smart Sensing Network has been awarded a federal grant to develop a rapid and affordable scanning technology for the identification of grass seed infestation.

Dr Marilia Lyra Bergamo is a computer artist and a lecturer in Design and Digital Art at the University of Newcastle. Her research focuses on the intersection of art and technology, examining how sensors play a fundamental role in the interactive processes of physical interfaces.

Australia’s manufacturing sector contributes 10 percent of the nation’s greenhouse gases. As NSW Decarbonisation Hub CEO Scientia Professor Deo Prasad and NSW Smart Sensing Network Net Zero Theme Lead Laura Earl discuss, businesses can take simple steps to start their carbon reduction transition.

Climate Change Authority Chair Matt Kean will open the Western Sydney Manufacturers Forum in Penrith on 2 April. The forum will help businesses achieve their state and federal greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.

The NSSN is proud to announce the newest additions to its Board, Dr Abby Bloom and Loïc Barancourt.

The latest Sensing Industry Connect event at the University of Sydney’s Sydney Knowledge Hub featured an innovative headband which is tipped to enhance brain health through improved deep sleep.

The NSW Smart Sensing Network’s Creating Value from Waste: Profits not Costs event on March 11 will highlight innovative research, technologies, and businesses, which have made a profit from waste, including plastic, wastewater and food.

This month: learn how flies are helping to fight the war on waste, how cutting-edge research from the University of Wollongong is revolutionising cancer treatment, and why we should care more about the data we generate everyday. 

Dr Subhas Mukhopadhyay is a Professor of Mechanical/Electronics Engineering in the School of Engineering at Macquarie University.

As the volume of personal data we generate skyrockets, many people remain unaware, powerless, and unable to unlock its full potential, warns NSSN Board member and global data and analytics expert, Dr Ian Oppermann in this month’s Thought Piece.