In between bites of their sausage sizzles, many Australians may not have realised the impact of their vote on the 4th largest export industry in Australia, Technology.Australia contributes c1.6% of Global GDP. In comparison we contribute c2.1% of the Fintech market size globally as the 6th largest hub.Payments, Crypto, CBDC and other financial regulatory and infrastructure changes sit poised with our new Government.The next steps we take will demonstrate to the world if we are a tech follower or leader.The opportunity exists, isn't it time Australia put on their big boy technology pants?https://www.afr.com/technology/australia-gets-its-second-shot-at-being-a-tech-nation-20220523-p5ants
Israel lacks roughly 12,000 acres to meet its 30 percent share of renewable energy goal by 2030.But what if land wasn’t a limiting factor for solar energy? What if we could harness the unused surfaces of our lakes and various types of water reservoirs instead? This is the concept behind floating photovoltaics (FPV), otherwise referred to as floating solar––PV modules mounted on buoyant platforms that float on sunlit bodies of water where surface conditions are calm. Xfloat’s system has buoyancy tanks arranged in a grid of connected vessels that control the rotation of the PV tracking tables in unison. https://nocamels.com/2022/05/xfloat-mekorot-solar-panels-energy-floating/
Grégoire Scalabre’s latest masterpiece is inspired by a Greek Goddess. His signature style is both minute and megalithic. He creates ceramics and sculptures that border on fine art. He is experimental and daring; finding expression in a smorgasbord of sizes, shapes and materials that clash and collide. With over 70,000 porcelain miniatures turned individually by hand, Grégoire Scalabre’s latest masterpiece took months to put together. Weighing a whopping 450 kilos and standing 2 metres tall, the monumental piece debuts at the Porcelain Virtuosity Exhibition as part of Homo Faber 2022 in Venice.
Found on the YellowTrace
https://www.yellowtrace.com.au/gregoire-scalabre-ceramic
90% of a medical implant's volume can be the battery. Glucose fuel cells, which use the body's own sugars to create electricity are not new, but they have traditionally used materials which pose their own set of challenges. But scientists have developed a new form of glucose fuel cell that is only 400 nanometers thick (thinner than a human hair), by using a ceramic electrolyte which is easy to miniaturize and integrate on a silicon chip, is bio-compatible & can withstand high temperatures (for sterilisation).https://www.tum.de/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/details/37397
