THE CHALLENGE The idiom ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ has been a part of our lives for decades. Three little words have gone on to save countless tonnes of rubbish from landfill, and remain an important cornerstone of a sustainable future. Unfortunately, not all materials are created equally, with some...

THE CHALLENGE Australian Geophysicists are mapping the possible location of economic mineral deposits in South Australia and relying on the NCI to produce advanced 3D models of the subsurface. The great challenge of this work is that over 80% of the surface of the state is covered by younger...

What better way to design the next generation of computers than with the best of the current generation? The NCI supercomputer ‘Gadi’ is playing that role to help University of Sydney quantum physicists in their work to design and improve emerging quantum technologies. THE CHALLENGE Quantum...

MAJOR POINTS Current research aims to predict when and where a catastrophic bushfire will strike. Such research would help protect life and property from future extreme bushfires. NCI is a critical component of this and other bushfire research. The partnership between the UNSW Canberra and NCI spans...