From pioneering quantum research to transformative AI applications, the NSSN Women in Sensing Summit 2025 will bring together trailblazing scientists, industry leaders, and innovators to explore the cutting edge of sensing technology.  

Creating valuable graphene from a byproduct of sugar cane and converting agricultural waste into ethanol were some of the cutting-edge waste-to-profit technologies presented at the NSSN’s Creating Profits from Waste event last week. 

This month: learn how the Western Sydney Manufacturers forum will help businesses comply with new emissions rules; read about our Creating Value from Waste: Profits not Costs event; and meet our two new Board members.

An innovative UNSW project supported by the NSW Smart Sensing Network has been awarded a federal grant to develop a rapid and affordable scanning technology for the identification of grass seed infestation.

Dr Marilia Lyra Bergamo is a computer artist and a lecturer in Design and Digital Art at the University of Newcastle. Her research focuses on the intersection of art and technology, examining how sensors play a fundamental role in the interactive processes of physical interfaces.

Australia’s manufacturing sector contributes 10 percent of the nation’s greenhouse gases. As NSW Decarbonisation Hub CEO Scientia Professor Deo Prasad and NSW Smart Sensing Network Net Zero Theme Lead Laura Earl discuss, businesses can take simple steps to start their carbon reduction transition.

Climate Change Authority Chair Matt Kean will open the Western Sydney Manufacturers Forum in Penrith on 2 April. The forum will help businesses achieve their state and federal greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.

The NSSN is proud to announce the newest additions to its Board, Dr Abby Bloom and Loïc Barancourt.

The latest Sensing Industry Connect event at the University of Sydney’s Sydney Knowledge Hub featured an innovative headband which is tipped to enhance brain health through improved deep sleep.

The NSW Smart Sensing Network’s Creating Value from Waste: Profits not Costs event on March 11 will highlight innovative research, technologies, and businesses, which have made a profit from waste, including plastic, wastewater and food.