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How asteroid prospecting could advance Space 2.0
For space exploration to truly advance the human race, the mining of celestial bodies must unlock the limitless resources beyond Earth. With its satellite and research capabilities, Australia is in a strong position to help push the industry forward.
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Three (more) industries being transformed by IoT
As IoT continues to transform industries at an astonishing pace, PwC partner Nick Spooner looks at the opportunities and challenges facing the mining and resources, real estate and healthcare sectors.
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Infographic: Are smart cities really smart?
Can existing cities ever be smart or will they just be meccas for tech giants selling digital trinkets? We examine what it means for a city to be smart beyond a layer of technology.
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Electric ambiguity: Renewable energy innovation and the fate of an industry
Advances in electricity storage and peer-to-peer sharing are set to transform the energy sector. Mark Coughlin looks at the history of electricity and embraces an uncertain but ultimately bright future.
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Stop stalling – use data to accelerate big decisions
Breakthroughs in data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence mean business decisions can be made more quickly. Compared to their global counterparts, however, Australian organisations are slow to catch on.
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Power play: Three future scenarios for the electricity industry
Imagine a world where cars use more electricity than factories, your thermostat bargains for lower power prices and flicking a switch generates data as well as light. Ludicrous? Or a possible post-disruption future for the utilities industry?
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Think gas and electricity are your major assets? Wrong. It’s data.
Whether they know it or not, utilities companies are in the data business, writes Mark Coughlin. The sooner they leverage new opportunities and technologies, the better they can avoid disruption.
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Move over internet of things, here comes the internet of sewers
With Australian utilities trialing connected sensors and software throughout their infrastructure network, your next encounter with internet of things technology could be beneath your feet.
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First they came for our data, now they come for our infrastructure
Since an Iranian nuclear facility was famously hacked in 2009, essential infrastructure has increasingly been the target of malicious attacks. Duncan Alderson explains why the cyber security of operational technology is a growing concern.
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