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Australian businesses gain access to space data facility in Western Australia
The Morrison Government is helping small businesses to gain a foothold in the rapidly growing space sector, with the opening today of the Australian Space Data Analysis Facility (ASDAF) in Western Australia.
The facility – delivered by the Pawsey Supercomputer Centre in partnership with the Western Australia Data Science Innovation Hub – provides businesses with access to the latest satellite data sets, as well as the tools and training they need to analyse that information and develop new commercial opportunities.
Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Christian Porter said the uses for satellite data were almost limitless, but the costs associated with accessing and analysing big data sets was a barrier to small businesses entering the space sector.
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IMAGE: The new material could be used to develop devices that convert blood pressure into a power source for pacemakers. view more
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A new type of ultra-efficient, nano-thin material could advance self-powered electronics, wearable technologies and even deliver pacemakers powered by heart beats.
The flexible and printable piezoelectric material, which can convert mechanical pressure into electrical energy, has been developed by an Australian research team led by RMIT University.
It is 100,000 times thinner than a human hair and 800% more efficient than other piezoelectrics based on similar non-toxic materials.