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Spotting signatures in a virtual landscape

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Just how does one build a convincing virtual landscape? Defence scientists Dr Bin Lee (LD) and Jay Yu are facing that challenge.
Spotting signatures in a virtual landscape

Just how does one build a convincing virtual landscape? Defence scientists Dr Bin Lee (LD) and Jay Yu are facing that challenge as they create a physics-based virtual landscape as part of a signature modelling and simulation research program.

Transformative energetic materials on the horizon

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Engineers Tim Teske (left) and Andrew Hart are transforming the production of energetic materials.
Engineers Tim Teske (left) and Andrew Hart are transforming the production of energetic materials.

These weapons are set to offer disruptive performance gains and a level of operational flexibility that is unachievable at the moment.

Cortex keeps an eye on the sky

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Nick Manser is a key member of the Cortex development team.
Nick Manser is a key member of the Cortex development team.

A system developed by DST is taking a smart look at Defence's satellite communications.

High-tech, low-light detector shows promise

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Defence scientist Joyce Mau (middle) with colleagues, on trial at Osborne.
Defence scientist Joyce Mau (middle) with colleagues, on trial at Osborne.

Defence scientist Joyce Mau is a key member of a team developing a maritime application for DST's patented single-photon avalanche detector (SPAD) technology. SPAD sensors are designed for low-light detection of objects.

A radiator for the human engine

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DST scientists are developing a personal cooling system that uses heat pipes to rapidly and efficiently move heat from a human torso to a cooling device.

Our unique radar receiver swallows the entire spectrum

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Defence scientists have developed game-changing 'common aperture' radar receiver technology which will improve the performance of the ADF's Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN).

A fast-acting tourniquet for Australia’s Future Soldier

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Vanessa Ha and Mark Ryan with the equipment used to stretch the yarn samples used in their shape-memory polymer research.
Vanessa Ha and Mark Ryan with the equipment used to stretch the yarn samples used in their shape-memory polymer research.

The Reactive Tourniquet is a multi-functional material project, one of several exciting research ventures for the Future Soldier program.

National Security Science and Technology Policy and Priorities

A summary of the Government's National Security Science and Technology policy and priorities.

Biofuelling our military vehicles

With increasing pressure to reduce carbon emissions, maintain fuel security and ensure greater sustainability, biofuels are receiving growing attention.

Giving Army the Capability Edge - Science and technology highlights from the Land Domain

DST's partnership with Army on science and technology has produced a wide variety of outputs, ranging from new soldier combat ensembles and enhanced combat rations through to life-saving vehicle armour.

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