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Latest News Jumping on board the GaN-on-Si power device train Light to enable spontaneous generation of graphene circuits Graphene-foam batteries with rapid charge/discharge NI opens registrations for embedded control and monitoring roadshow Technology shift marks opportunities in medical imaging Uncertainty over research funding will cost jobs, hurt productivity and threaten the government’s plans to promote better linkages between industry and research, say sector leaders. The Australian Research Council this week confirmed all funding announcements and the opening of new rounds were on hold for a “brief period”, telling The Australian newspaper that the government was looking at all its discretionary grant schemes to ensure taxpayers are getting value for money. “At stake are potentially upwards of 2,000 highly qualified jobs in the science and research sector, and this...

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