Outcomes of the CRC Program
CRCs bring knowledge together for the benefit of all Australians.
Read a few examples of how different CRCs moved from an idea to an outcome.
Managing water for towns, cities and the environment The quantity and quality of our water impacts on our daily life, industries and biodiversity and as such, improved water management is a local, national and international priority. eWater CRC developed a series of software tools, built on the best available science, for the modelling of water and ecological systems for improved decision making in ...
Hearing better with Cochlear’s Hybrid System The HEARing CRC worked closely with Member, Cochlear Ltd, to develop the implant electrode at the heart of Cochlear’s ‘Hybrid System’. Unlike standard cochlear implants that address profound hearing loss across all frequencies, the hybrid has been developed for individuals with hearing losses at high frequencies only, potentially improving hearing for thousands in Australia and ...
Thinking caps save drowsy drivers Driver fatigue is a well-known cause of accidents, and CRCMining has developed the SmartCap to monitor drowsiness. The SmartCap is a baseball cap that contains sensors to measure brainwaves. Information on alertness can be displayed on a Bluetooth enabled device. The Australian mining industry supported the development of SmartCap technology to improve safety in the ...
Safer mining with Slope Stability Radar by GroundProbe Pty Ltd The Slope Stability Radar (SSR) is a device that monitors the stability of rock walls in open-cut mines through the use of radar. The SSR improves safety for workers as it quickly and easily deployed on the back of a vehicle, replacing monitoring tools that used long wires. The SSR arose from research by the ...
Highlights of CRC achievements
Making science useful – the key to Australia’s future Making Science Useful – The Key to Australia’s Future, released on 8 November 2006, highlights ongoing achievements delivered for the benefit of Australia, from a number of Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) in the CRC Programme. READ MORE >>>
Science in Action The Science in Action booklets are a compilation of media stories produced as part of the CRC Association’s National Media Initiative by Julian Cribb & Associates from 2003 to 2006. READ MORE >>>
CRCs reaping the benefits: innovation through collaboration Reaping the benefits: innovation through collaboration, released on 8 December 2005, highlights ongoing achievements delivered during the year for the benefit of Australia, from a number of Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) in the CRC Programme. READ MORE >>>
CRCs – Winning new ways for Australia CRCs – Winning New Ways for Australia, released on 6 December 2004, highlights ongoing achievements delivered during the year for the benefit of Australia, from a number of Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) in the CRC Programme. READ MORE >>>
CRCs – Connecting communities CRCs – Connecting communities, released on 24 November 2003, provides a snapshot of the outstanding recent achievements of the CRC Programme. Examples from twelve CRCs are included. READ MORE >>>
CRCs – Capturing creativity through people, ideas and enterprise CRCs – Capturing creativity, released on 14th October 2002, provides a snapshot of the outstanding recent achievements of the CRC Programme. Examples from twenty-three CRCs are included. READ MORE >>>
Building on Australia’s skills Building on Australia’s skills, released on 3rd October 2001, highlights ongoing achievements delivered during the year for the benefit of Australia. Examples from sixteen CRCs are provided. READ MORE >>>
Research results in action Research results in action highlights achievements of sixteen CRCs and in so doing shows how the research from the CRC Programme is helping to deliver innovation for Australia through bringing money into Australia’s economy, through saving Australian industry money, READ MORE >>>
Triumphs of technology transfer Triumphs of Technology Transfer is a snapshot of some of the significant achievements of the Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Programme during 1999. It highlights the contributions of CRCs to maximising innovation in Australia. READ MORE >>>