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Robots Put to Work in Rural Schools
Robots Put to Work in Rural Schools

Regional NSW students are learning how to program and operate Digital Farmhand Robots in a new program aimed at closing the digital divide between the city and the bush.

Laureate Professor Scott Sloan AO 1954 - 2019
Laureate Professor Scott Sloan AO 1954 - 2019

Laureate Professor Scott Sloan AO; FRS FREng FAA FTSE has died aged 64.

Bottled Water Review Terms of Reference Updated
Bottled Water Review Terms of Reference Updated

The Terms of Reference for the Independent Review of the Impacts of the Bottled Water Industry on Groundwater Resources in the Northern Rivers Region of NSW have been updated.

NSW Network to Drive Innovation and Sustainability in Waste and Recycling
NSW Network to Drive Innovation and Sustainability in Waste and Recycling

The NSW Government is investing $1.5 million to establish a Circular Economy Innovation Network.

New Physical Sciences Fund to Fast-Track NSW Tech Innovations
New Physical Sciences Fund to Fast-Track NSW Tech Innovations

The NSW Government has committed $5 million in funding to a program supporting the development and commercialisation of promising new NSW technologies.

NSW to Lead Nation in Synthetic Biology Research
NSW to Lead Nation in Synthetic Biology Research

Research into new technologies that could pioneer breakthroughs in the biomedical and agriculture sectors has received a significant boost; with the NSW Government investing $2.5 million to support the establishment of a synthetic biology ‰Û÷Biofoundry' at Macquarie University.