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Turtle-y committed to conserving Flatback Turtles. 🐢 The Flatback Turtle (Natator depressus) loves staying close to home. Flatbacks have the smallest geographic range of the world’s marine turtle species, sticking to Australia's sparkling coastal waters. These Aussie turtles face various threats, from climate change, habitat loss, pollution, and coastal development. But we're working with partners to conserve and protect them as part of our Flatback Futures project. The project, which is part of the Government of Western Australia's North West Shelf Flatback Turtle Conservation Program (NWSFTCP) combines information about the turtles and the community, acts on the results, and finds ways to adjust to change. Find out more about the project (and how we're protecting four other iconic species): https://lnkd.in/g2EizcDV 📷 | Allysha Cartledge

Fighting frost for farmers. ❄️ Late spring frosts are becoming more frequent and more damaging due to climate change. And our vital food crops can't just throw on a woolly jumper! Our research with Grains Research and Development Corporation is seeking to enhance frost tolerance in wheat, investigating genes to determine what influences wheat frost sensitivity. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gPJmXpDV

Primed for success. 🔬 For research to be translated into impact, we need to ensure it's solving a genuine need. Our ON Prime 15 participants have been exploring the value of their research. As part of the program, expert facilitators have been giving them the skills, knowledge and confidence to build networks with industry stakeholders and customers. We've recently been holding showcases around Australia celebrating our ON Prime 15 graduates, who have been showcasing their learnings on this journey. Applications for our next ON Prime round are open! Get ON board and apply now: https://lnkd.in/djdgjbhD

This ship is the total package! 📦 A collaborative research team on our #RVInvestigator has just been delivered to Brisbane after a 27-day voyage studying massive seafloor canyons off Australia’s east coast. 🔬 They posted more than 150 science operations to gather data about how these canyons affect the flow of the East Australian Current (EAC) and influence marine life along the coast. Sail into the science: https://lnkd.in/gX3Bzjtr

Hopping to the top! 🎉 We are thrilled that six of the 23 start-ups and SMEs announced as part of this year’s Cicada Innovations Tech23 line-up are currently participating in, or are alumni of our Kick-Start, ON Accelerate, RISE Accelerator and GAP Blitz programs. Congratulations to: • Nourish Ingredients • Alt.Leather • Agscent • VetChip • Roam Technologies (roamtech.ai) • OminiWell Pty Ltd These extraordinary businesses will take the stage at Australia’s largest deep tech festival on 7 August to discuss some of Australia’s toughest challenges. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gxJGPcnV

What's that rock? ⛏️ Can you name this bright and beautiful mineral? Here are a couple of hints to help you uncover its identity: 🌈 This mineral comes in a rainbow of colours, depending on the elements present in its composition. 📜 Its unique chemical composition gives it the ability to record its own geological history. 💡 This mineral has piezoelectric properties, so it can generate an electric charge under mechanical pressure. Find the answer and learn all about this remarkable mineral: https://lnkd.in/g_JTrPcy 📷 | Geology Science

Fuelling the future. 🌱 Congratulations to ON alumni HydGene Renewables and their UK partner Nium on being awarded a combined $2.265 million in grants from the Australian Government for their groundbreaking work in sustainable solutions! Taking research from the lab to the market is a monumental achievement, and it's inspiring to see their innovations being recognised and supported. We recently spent time with HydGene Renewables CEO and co-founder Louise Brown to hear about her founder journey through our ON Innovation Program. Watch Louise’s full episode: https://lnkd.in/grSvfbug

Testing the waters. 🌊 We’re working with partners University of California, Merced, University of California, Davis and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to test AquaWatch at the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in California. AquaWatch uses satellites and water-based sensors processed with our advanced data hub to provide water quality updates and forecasts. Testing AquaWatch in California will help us improve the system back home and share insights with international experts tackling similar water quality challenges to us. From sensors tracking turbidity for Delta smelt to monitoring contaminants like mercury, AquaWatch contributes to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Dive into the story: https://lnkd.in/gsEpceHU 📷 | Australian and Californian scientists meet with Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency, Wade Crowfoot by the Sacramento River.

Discovering life from a drop in the ocean. 💧 When Dr Cindy Bessey looks at a drop of seawater, she sees a whole marine ecosystem waiting to be revealed. Cindy and her colleagues are working with theNESP Marine and Coastal Hub to compare new environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques with more conventional biodiversity survey methods. These new eDNA sampling techniques will improve the information available about our marine environments, especially in offshore areas that are difficult or expensive to sample. Meet Cindy: https://lnkd.in/gNyrw89r

An ugly competition for an ugly problem. 🗑️ More than 1 billion single-use cups are used and discarded in Australia every year. This Plastic Free July, you can help kick the habit of single-use plastics by showing us your favourite ugly (reusable) mug. ☕ Just head over to Instagram and tag us in a photo or video using the hashtag #MyUglyMug and you’ll automatically enter the draw to win a hamper of plastic-free goodies, including a CSIRO-branded: ♻️ Water bottle ♻️ Keep Cup ♻️ Reusable straw ♻️ Copy of the book, Ending Plastic Waste: Community Actions Around the World. To get you inspired, here are some of the ugliest mugs (reusable, not faces) we could find in the office. 👇 Read the full terms and conditions: https://lnkd.in/gRdmwKMu