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A sense of things to come – smart sensors and the environment
Predicting natural events
Fixing the cracks in disaster mitigation


A sense of things to come – smart sensors and the environment
Monitoring reef systems or catchments for environmental change can be a big job; sometimes too big for humans to handle without a bit of technological assistance. Now that assistance is increasingly available in the form of smart sensors.

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ISSNIP logo ARC Research Network on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing

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Predicting natural events
The study of thresholds and pattern dynamics may be a key to unlocking our understanding of catastrophic climate change and other types ofcomplex systems.

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AGO logo The Sir Mark Oliphant International Frontiers of Science and Technology Conference Series

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Fixing the cracks in disaster mitigation
Better planning and construction can greatly reduce the impacts of earthquakes and other disasters.

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