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The Australian Innovation Community - Published news http://aussieinnovation.com/feed/published/All xx The Great Depression and the New Deal http://aussieinnovation.com/content/the-great-depression-and-new-deal <p>There are important lessons to be learned from the Great Depression but I have the impression that the left emerged with the view that the New Deal was required to save the US from rampant capitalism. There is an <a href="http://www.mackinac.org/archives/1998/sp1998-01.pdf">alternative account</a>. For an <a href="http://antiwar.com/radio/2008/09/27/robert-higgs-2/">MP3 version of the story</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://aussieinnovation.com/content/the-great-depression-and-new-deal">read more</a></p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/the-great-depression-and-new-deal#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1530 Club Troppo Economics Nicholas Gruen Page or Article Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:09:43 +0800 News.Feed 1530 at http://aussieinnovation.com Ray of sunshine for infertile males http://aussieinnovation.com/content/ray-sunshine-infertile-males <p>Couples struggling to conceive should move their focus out of the bedroom and on to the beach, new fertility research suggests.</p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/ray-sunshine-infertile-males#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1529 ABC News Page or Article Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:08:29 +0800 News.Feed 1529 at http://aussieinnovation.com Electric eels inspire bio-battery idea http://aussieinnovation.com/content/electric-eels-inspire-bio-battery-idea <p>The same cells electric eels use to shock predators and prey could be engineered to power implanted biomedical devices, say US researchers.</p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/electric-eels-inspire-bio-battery-idea#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1531 ABC News Page or Article Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:18:10 +0800 News.Feed 1531 at http://aussieinnovation.com Revealed: best producers of top universities http://aussieinnovation.com/content/revealed-best-producers-top-universities <p>New Zealand, Finland, Ireland and Australia are the most efficient producers of top universities, according to a University World News analysis of the latest THE-QS ranking of the world’s top 500 universities.</p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/revealed-best-producers-top-universities#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1520 Europe FEAST Federal Government Page or Article Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:19:14 +0800 News.Feed 1520 at http://aussieinnovation.com Spain’s scientific boom http://aussieinnovation.com/content/spain-s-scientific-boom <p>Research, development and innovation (RD&amp;I;) is set to be boosted in Spain as the country’s ministry for science and innovation announced its national RD&amp;I; plan for the 2008-2011 period. The plan will award over €47 billion to RD&amp;I; projects over four years, double that of the preceding four-year period.</p> <p><a href="http://aussieinnovation.com/content/spain-s-scientific-boom">read more</a></p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/spain-s-scientific-boom#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1333 Europe FEAST Federal Government Page or Article Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:59:47 +0800 News.Feed 1333 at http://aussieinnovation.com Frazer wins Balzan Prize for cervical cancer vaccine http://aussieinnovation.com/content/frazer-wins-balzan-prize-cervical-cancer-vaccine <p>Australian medical researcher Ian Frazer has won a major international prize in Italy.</p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/frazer-wins-balzan-prize-cervical-cancer-vaccine#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1339 Europe FEAST Federal Government Page or Article Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:09:35 +0800 News.Feed 1339 at http://aussieinnovation.com $1m for International Humanities and Social Science Collaboration http://aussieinnovation.com/content/1m-international-humanities-and-social-science-collaboration <p>Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, today announced Australian Government funding of $1 million over the next three years to support international research engagement for the humanities and social sciences.</p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/1m-international-humanities-and-social-science-collaboration#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1342 Europe FEAST Federal Government Page or Article Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:29:13 +0800 News.Feed 1342 at http://aussieinnovation.com New Laureate Scheme to Attract World Leading Researchers http://aussieinnovation.com/content/new-laureate-scheme-attract-world-leading-researchers <p>Outstanding researchers from Australia and around the world will be attracted to work in Australian universities under a new Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme, announced today by the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr.</p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/new-laureate-scheme-attract-world-leading-researchers#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1343 Europe FEAST Federal Government Page or Article Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:29:07 +0800 News.Feed 1343 at http://aussieinnovation.com Future 6D holograms interact with light http://aussieinnovation.com/content/future-6d-holograms-interact-with-light <p>The basic technology used in cheap 3D postcards and novelty items has been adapted to create six-dimensional images that respond to changes in light and the viewer's direction.</p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/future-6d-holograms-interact-with-light#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1345 ABC News Page or Article Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:29:04 +0800 News.Feed 1345 at http://aussieinnovation.com Solar Princess Receives Double Crown http://aussieinnovation.com/content/solar-princess-receives-double-crown <p>Nicole Kuepper, a 23 year old solar cell scientist, has been voted Australia’s favourite scientist in the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes People’s Choice Award.</p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/solar-princess-receives-double-crown#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1299 Europe FEAST Federal Government Page or Article Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:50:01 +0800 News.Feed 1299 at http://aussieinnovation.com Australian Government Mounts Major Attack on Cancer http://aussieinnovation.com/content/australian-government-mounts-major-attack-cancer <p>Australia will play a role in the biggest ever international effort to unlock the genetic secrets of cancer.</p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/australian-government-mounts-major-attack-cancer#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1304 Europe FEAST Federal Government Page or Article Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:59:29 +0800 News.Feed 1304 at http://aussieinnovation.com The market for books just got more perfect http://aussieinnovation.com/content/the-market-books-just-got-more-perfect <p>I just clicked on Amazon&#8217;s &#8216;add to my shopping cart&#8217; and got told that four books had changed price.  Usually they have gone up.  Or that&#8217;s been my experience.  But things are a-changing as you can see from the excerpt below.  Is this deflation, increasing copying, competition from free content on the net.  Who knows.  But it - and the fact that some of the prices are such odd numbers - are perhaps signs of the times.</p> <p><a href="http://aussieinnovation.com/content/the-market-books-just-got-more-perfect">read more</a></p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/the-market-books-just-got-more-perfect#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1257 Club Troppo Economics Nicholas Gruen Page or Article Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:50:00 +0800 News.Feed 1257 at http://aussieinnovation.com The lawyers creating unnecessary intellectual property rents - again http://aussieinnovation.com/content/the-lawyers-creating-unnecessary-intellectual-property-rents-again <p>Here is today&#8217;s column for the Financial Review.<br /> <strong>Patently there&#8217;s a problem</strong><br /> As Mark Twain said, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so”.<br /> Our biggest mistakes often come when we’re most untroubled by our logic – even when it’s wrong! For decades we’ve been applying this syllogism: Intellectual property (IP) stimulates innovation and creativity. Therefore stronger IP generates more.</p> <p><a href="http://aussieinnovation.com/content/the-lawyers-creating-unnecessary-intellectual-property-rents-again">read more</a></p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/the-lawyers-creating-unnecessary-intellectual-property-rents-again#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1225 Club Troppo Economics Nicholas Gruen Page or Article Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:00:08 +0800 News.Feed 1225 at http://aussieinnovation.com Invisibility cloak within sight http://aussieinnovation.com/content/invisibility-cloak-within-sight <p>Scientists have created two new types of materials that can bend light the wrong way, creating the first step toward an invisibility cloaking device.</p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/invisibility-cloak-within-sight#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1217 ABC News Page or Article Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:08:53 +0800 News.Feed 1217 at http://aussieinnovation.com Playford Capital Breakfast Seminar with Andrew Downs http://aussieinnovation.com/content/playford-capital-breakfast-seminar-with-andrew-downs <p>Andrew Downs will share the passion, insights and experiences he has gained from leading the SAGE Group, one of the most successful technology businesses to emerge from South Australia during the past decade.</p> <p>In his presentation, Andrew will discuss his insights and experiences from managing the trajectory of a fast growth company including:</p> <p>• Building a management team and keeping it aligned<br /> • Playing to your strengths and delegating or recruiting to backfill any skill gaps<br /> • How to thrive from, not just survive, a business “near death experience”.</p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/playford-capital-breakfast-seminar-with-andrew-downs#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1222 Events Government Page or Article South Australia Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:50:23 +0800 News.Feed 1222 at http://aussieinnovation.com The Answer To The Energy Problem http://aussieinnovation.com/content/the-answer-to-the-energy-problem <p>Before John McCain and Barack Obama say another word about America's energy future, maybe they should go to Denmark.</p> <p>Denmark has done what other countries only dream of doing: achieved energy independence. While Europe's overall energy imports rose 2.4% in 2006, Denmark's energy imports fell to -8%. In fact, the European Union as a whole scores 54% on the scale of energy dependency. Denmark scores -37%.</p> <p>"Denmark is the model that the United States should be following," said Steve Pullins, executive director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Modern Grid Initiative.</p> <p><a href="http://aussieinnovation.com/content/the-answer-to-the-energy-problem">read more</a></p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/the-answer-to-the-energy-problem#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1216 Denmark Distributed Energy Energy Forbes Page or Article William Pentland Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:55:55 +0800 Robert.Spencer 1216 at http://aussieinnovation.com Flush with Energy http://aussieinnovation.com/content/flush-with-energy <p>... A day later, I flew back to Denmark. After appointments here in Copenhagen, I was riding in a car back to my hotel at the 6 p.m. rush hour. And boy, you knew it was rush hour because 50 percent of the traffic in every intersection was bicycles. That is roughly the percentage of Danes who use two-wheelers to go to and from work or school every day here. If I lived in a city that had dedicated bike lanes everywhere, including one to the airport, I’d go to work that way, too. It means less traffic, less pollution and less obesity.</p> <p><a href="http://aussieinnovation.com/content/flush-with-energy">read more</a></p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/flush-with-energy#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1215 CO2 Energy New York Times NYT Oil Page or Article Sustainability Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:50:09 +0800 Robert.Spencer 1215 at http://aussieinnovation.com Bending light the key to 'invisibilty' http://aussieinnovation.com/content/bending-light-key-invisibilty <p>A pair of British researchers has come up with a theory of how to design a material that would help you avoid detection by making light reflect back towards the viewer.</p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/bending-light-key-invisibilty#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1154 ABC News Page or Article Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:08:15 +0800 News.Feed 1154 at http://aussieinnovation.com The Poms have a crack at open source government http://aussieinnovation.com/content/the-poms-have-a-crack-open-source-government <p>I&#8217;ve made various suggestions about the possible terrificness of open source approaches to government, for instance <a href="http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/04/28/the-interactive-society-an-%E2%80%98open-source%E2%80%99-suggestion-box-for-government/">here</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://aussieinnovation.com/content/the-poms-have-a-crack-open-source-government">read more</a></p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/the-poms-have-a-crack-open-source-government#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1116 Club Troppo Economics Nicholas Gruen Page or Article Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:19:47 +0800 News.Feed 1116 at http://aussieinnovation.com Videoconferencing is Green http://aussieinnovation.com/content/videoconferencing-green <p><strong>By Philip Siefert</strong>For companies to &quot;go green,&quot; they need solutions that positively impact the environment without raising costs or sacrificing productivity.However, to make an impact, we all need to take personal action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  The longer we wait the more difficult it is going to be.  The point is to get started doing something now.  So I say, accept that this rebellion is real and realise that the time for taking action on global warming is not tomorrow, not even today, but this very minute.</p> <p><a href="http://aussieinnovation.com/content/videoconferencing-green">read more</a></p> http://aussieinnovation.com/content/videoconferencing-green#comments http://aussieinnovation.com/crss/node/1118 GAP Innovation Policy Page or Article Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:19:11 +0800 News.Feed 1118 at http://aussieinnovation.com