Selected CSIRO media mentions for the week commencing 26 July 2021. If you encounter a paywall, request a text version by emailing the article title here.
Startup company Eden Brew has announced a partnership with New South Wales dairy cooperative Norco and the CSIRO to develop animal-free milk. Eden Brew has used CSIRO technology to produce a “brew” in the lab that can be used in a traditional dairy processing plant to produce something that looks and functions just like cow’s milk – ABC online, 29 July 2021.
Unions have responded to new report findings of abundant offshore wind resources by urging governments to take action and support the offshore wind industry. Offshore Wind Energy in Australia, produced by Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre, highlights promising locations, near existing transmission infrastructure, including: Port Kembla, Newcastle, Gladstone, and south of Perth – Energy Magazine, 26 July 2021.
The last month has seen lethal, and often unprecedented, extreme weather across the Northern Hemisphere. Climate scientists say human-driven changes to the atmosphere have made events like these more likely, but how much any specific event can be attributed to human activity remains debated. Nevertheless, many regard it as plausible that human activity not only raised the risk of these events but contributed to them occurring so close together – IFLS, 26 July 2021.
In a breakthrough development, Quasar Satellite Technologies will use phased array technology to communicate with hundreds of satellites at once. CSIRO developed the technology for its ASKAP radio telescope, a precursor to the SKA – DISER media release, 26 July 2021.
The RACI-VIC Women in Chemistry group invite you to join us at CSIRO Clayton, in-person or virtually, to celebrate the remarkable life of Joy Bear. Dr Kathie McGregor- CSIRO Manufacturing Program Research Director, a friend and colleague of Joy’s, is our guest speaker who will share her memories and stories of Joy’s extraordinary journey in science – CSIRO Alumni, event to be held 2 August 2021.
