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CSIRO’s Solar Hackathon Brings 100 Aussies Together To Create Clean Energy Startups
With hackathons proving their worth as a way to nurture creativity and spur innovation, CSIRO is getting in on the action, inviting potential clean energy innovators to #hackthesun for $10k in prize money. This will be Australia’s first solar hackathon, with the same model internationally already having produced a number of successful solar startups.
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Australian Researchers Develop Low Carb, High Protein And Fat Diet Intended To Fight Diabetes
Adelaide researchers have developed a diet and exercise program which has proven to be highly effective in reducing the burden of type 2 diabetes, with an average 40 per cent reduction in medication levels. The diet incorporates an eating pattern that is very low in carbohydrates and higher in protein and unsaturated fats.
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CSIRO To Cut 300 Jobs, Climate Science To Be Most Affected
The Climate Science team are expected to bear the brunt of massive job cuts at the CSIRO to be announced today.
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Australian Submarine Volcano Research Is Underway
CSIRO’s Marine National Facility research vessel Investigator will depart Fremantle tomorrow (Friday 8 January) on its longest voyage to date to research the link between active volcanoes on the seafloor and the mobilisation of iron which enriches and supports life in the Southern Ocean.