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The NSSN connects universities, industry & government to transform world-class research into smart sensing solutions that drive impact for NSW’s economy, environment & society.
🎥 Dr Jayden Chen (Macquarie Uni Engineering) is using flame spray pyrolysis to develop advanced nanomaterials for accurate UV and gas sensing.

His work supports smarter environmental monitoring, indoor air quality assessment, and early-stage disease diagnostics for humans and livestock.
December 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Dr Kai Wu from UTS, an ARC Industry Fellow, is advancing joint communications and radio sensing: technology that will shape the next generation of wireless and environmental sensing.

His work is delivering better weather intelligence and stronger emergency response.
www.nssn.org.au/news/2025/11...
Meet the Researcher: Dr Kai Wu — NSSN
Dr Kai Wu is a Senior Lecturer at UTS and ARC Industry Fellow advancing joint communications and radio sensing (JCAS), developing wireless systems that can sense and interpret the environment to deliv...
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December 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
NSW is tackling big challenges — healthy ageing, climate resilience, sustainable farming, smarter cities and the transition to net zero. Smart sensing is part of the answer.

See how we’re delivering innovation in the NSSN FY24/25 Annual Report, now live.

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December 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
🛥️🌊 A perfect day at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science as the NSW Smart Sensing Network team comes together for our annual retreat, a day of collaboration and smart sensing strategy.
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 AM
🎉The NSW Smart Sensing Network team 📸 was thrilled to attend the InnovationAus.com 2025 Awards for Excellence at Sydney Town Hall last night.

Celebrated as the Oscars 🏆 of the innovation sector, the awards celebrated the brightest minds shaping the nation's future.
November 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“Between my brother and I… we’ve lost a bit of work caring for our parents, and the system assumes that’s okay.”

At the NSSN’s 4th Ageing Forum, Lucinda Brogden AM called for a rethink of how Australia supports older people and their carers.

www.nssn.org.au/news/2025/11...
Aged care leader says Australia must rethink ageing, care and technology — NSSN
Lucy Brogden AM, Director at Australian Unity, has urged a fundamental rethink of how Australia approaches ageing, care and technology, warning at the NSSN’s 4th Ageing Forum that the current system r...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
📢 @sydney.edu.au researchers in sensing — join us this Thursday for a Networking Morning Tea ☕🧁

Learn about:
• Up to $100K in NSSN funding
• New industry + government partnership opportunities

📅 27 Nov | 9–10am
📍 Room 322, Susan Wakil Health Building

Register 👉 www.nssn.org.au/upcoming-eve...
Networking Morning Tea at the University of Sydney — NSSN
Are you a researcher at the University of Sydney working in sensing or sensing-related fields? Join us for an informational networking lunch where you will learn more about the NSSN.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
USYD researchers in sensing — join us for a Morning Tea on 27 Nov! ☕🤝

Learn about funding (incl. up to $100k), industry partnerships and upcoming NSSN events.

📍 F23 Michael Spence Building, Uni of Sydney
⏰ 9–10am

A great chance to connect and collaborate.

Register www.nssn.org.au/upcoming-eve...
November 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
A UNSW idea to detect fires has grown into Ginigai, a startup with an advanced sensor system soon to be used on major shipping vessels, in waste management and logistics. 🚢🔥

🔗https://www.nssn.org.au/news/2025/11/13/ginigais-journey-from-sydney-tunnel-test-to-global-shipping-lanes
November 14, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It was a great Sensing Industry Connect at UNSW on Monday.

📷 Anna Lowe, CEO of Ginigai, shared how a UNSW-born sensing innovation has grown into the global safety tech company which is detecting fires and hazards on ships, trucks and logistics sites worldwide. 🚢🚛
November 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Still inspired by the ideas shared at our 4th NSSN Ageing Forum. Thanks to all reimagining ageing in a smarter, more connected Australia.

📰 Read the first article in our series on the forum:
www.nssn.org.au/news/2025/11...
Australia’s aged care systems “not ready for baby boomers” — NSSN
Australia is on the brink of a care crisis, with governments and communities unprepared for the surge in Australians aged over 80 who need aged care in the coming decade, health services academic and ...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The 2026 NSSN Grand Challenge Fund is now open — driving smart sensing innovation for a cleaner, safer, more connected Australia. 🌏

Learn more and apply here: www.nssn.org.au/news/2025/10...
NSSN Grand Challenge Fund 2026 announced  — NSSN
The NSSN is now accepting applications to support innovative, collaborative research projects that respond to the NSSN Priority Themes of Human Health, Environment & AgTech, Natural Hazards, Net Z...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"People default to hospitals because care can’t come to them.”

At the NSSN Ageing Forum yesterday, Catherine Oates Smith called for a tech-enabled care system to keep older Australians safe and independent.

💡 Falls are preventable — we already have the tools.
October 31, 2025 at 12:35 AM
🎥 At 84, Beverly Bergen speaks for so many older Australians who want to age in place.

Healthy@Home — backed by NSSN — uses sensing, AI and robotics to support independent living.

🗓️ 4th NSSN Ageing Forum at Parliament tomorrow.
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84 year old Beverley Bergen talking about her lived experience with technology
YouTube video by NSW Smart Sensing Network
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October 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🚁 From AI-driven drones and near-space gliders to smart soil sensors and wearable fatigue trackers — innovation is transforming how we predict and respond to bushfires.

🔥 Read about 10 innovations pitched at the NSW Rural Fire Service x NSSN Bushfire Research Day.

www.nssn.org.au/news/2025/10...
From AI to drones and smart sensors: NSSN showcases next-generation bushfire technologies for the NSW Rural Fire Service — NSSN
The NSW Rural Fire Service heard 26 innovative pitches featuring the latest technologies to predict, prevent and respond to bushfires at the NSSN’s recent Bushfire Research Pitch Day, held at RFS Head...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
🚦 Think traffic’s bad? Try space.

🌏 34,000+ objects orbit Earth at 28,000 km/h — threatening satellites and comms.

@sydney.edu.au and Macquarie Uni’s OWL camera 🦉 tracks debris without moving the spacecraft.

💡 A simple fix to one of space’s toughest problems.

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How we sharpened the James Webb telescope’s vision from a million kilometres away
The only Australian hardware on board the legendary telescope is starting to fulfil its duties.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
📅 Save the date! The NSW Smart Sensing Network’s Sensing Industry Connect hits UNSW Mon 10 Nov, 6–8pm.

A free networking event for innovators, researchers & makers shaping the future of smart sensing.

🔗 Register: events.humanitix.com/nssn-sensing...
NSSN Sensing Industry Connect - UNSW
Sensing Industry Connect is a networking event aimed at providing manufacturers, designers, developers, researchers of smart sensing a space to build.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
🔥 26 bold ideas for a safer Australia.

Today’s NSSN Bushfire Research Pitch Day at the NSW Rural Fire Service HQ, Homebush, spotlighted breakthrough bushfire technologies — from sensors and drones to AI and data platforms.

Proud to see innovation driving resilience.
October 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
💡 A quantum-powered day at #SXSW Sydney!

The NSSN joined NSW House to celebrate quantum innovation — and visitors met a 🤖 humanoid and an agile robot dog 🐶.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to talk sensing, AI and the future of tech!
October 16, 2025 at 5:35 AM
🚦 Think traffic’s bad? Try space.

🌏 34,000+ objects orbit Earth at 28,000 km/h — threatening satellites and comms.

Macquarie Uni’s OWL camera 🦉 tracks debris without moving the spacecraft.

💡 A simple fix to one of space’s toughest problems.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijC4...
DIN SII Space - Omnidirectional Wide-angle Locator (OWL) Technology
YouTube video by Defence Innovation Network Australia
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October 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
New research finds bushfires’ “critical hour”: forest fuels keep drying for 2 hrs after the air is driest.

This late-afternoon lag could reshape prescribed burn planning and fire risk forecasting.

www.nssn.org.au/news/2025/10...
Dry at 3, driest at 5: New research uncovers bushfires’ critical hour — NSSN
An NSSN funded study has revealed when and where forest fuels are at their driest, offering fresh insights to improve bushfire risk assessment and prescribed burn planning across Australia.
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October 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
We’ve entered the era of longevity — but our care systems haven’t caught up.

Dr Abby Bloom says the challenge isn’t ageing, it’s responding to longevity through innovation, sensors + AI.

🔗 Read her Thought Piece: www.nssn.org.au/news/2025/9/...
From ageing to longevity: harnessing innovation to tackle the cost of not caring — NSSN
NSSN Board Member Dr Abby Bloom is a global authority on technology in health, ageing and longevity. In this excerpt from her latest book, she lays bare the unfolding ageing crisis and offers practica...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:50 AM
UBIQUT is a UNSW spin-out developing OLED-based quantum sensors that are cheaper, scalable + robust, unlocking new opportunities in defence, minerals + healthcare.

Their goal? To make quantum sensing ubiquitous, bringing quantum tech from the lab to the real world.

www.nssn.org.au/news/2025/9/...
October 7, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Meet a robot dog 🐶 with the NSW Smart Sensing Network at NSW House at #SXSW Sydney 2025!

From 14–16 Oct, discover future-focused panels, immersive activations (including a humanoid 🤖) + bold ideas shaping tech + innovation.

📅 The NSSN will be there on 16 October.

👉 www.nsw.gov.au/arts-and-cul...
October 3, 2025 at 5:38 AM
“This forum is about moving the conversation from if we integrate technology into aged care to how—and who pays for it."

Read who’s speaking at the 4th NSSN Ageing Forum on 30 Oct 2025 at NSW Parliament House👇
🔗 www.nssn.org.au/news/2025/9/...
NSSN Ageing Forum to tackle urgent aged care questions — NSSN
With more than 200,000 older Australians waiting for home care, the 4th NSSN Ageing Forum will explore how smart technology can help meet care targets, ease workforce pressures and be embedded in aged...
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October 1, 2025 at 5:57 AM