Awards

2017 Victorian iAward

The Data61 “Dive Mechanic” project team won the Victorian State iAward for “Research and Development Project of the Year” for work done on a 3D interactive software application used by Diving Australia to improve athlete technique and performance in preparation for the Rio Olympic Games.

               

Media

General

• E&T Magazine in London link

Digestion

• ABC News article – “The science of taste: Why French fries taste so good and some people hate broccoli” (May 2017) link
• Modelling mastication (November 2014) link
• More than just a mouthful (June 2014) link
• Channel 10 TV: “Scope Season 3 Episode 012 BODY SCIENCE” with segment called “Chewing Modelling” (May 2014) link
• Herald Sun: CSIRO in Werribee using world-first virtual mouth for taste sensations (May 2014) link
• Developing healthier foods, virtually (April 2014) link
• Chew on this: world’s first virtual mouth (April 2014) link
• Don’t waste taste, say researchers with new technique to study chewing (April 2014) link

Diving

• SportTechie Website Article – “Dive Mechanic Seeks To Help Australian Divers Improve Technique” (June 2017) link
• Channel Ten TV: “Scope Season 3 Episode 144 WORLD OF TECH” with segment on Dive Mechanic called “Diving Tech” (February 2017) link
• CSIRO Blog post “Athletes launch in to their best dive with Data61’s Dive Mechanic” (August 2016) link
• Dive Mechanic YouTube video (June 2016) link

Swimming

• ABC Science online article – “Flexible kick may help swimmers rule the pool” (2014) link