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Technology has become something akin to a new food source for modern society. It grows economies, inspires ideas, sustains employment, enables education, bridges distances, improves precision and safety, entertains us, provides connectivity, captures our thoughts and actions, and absorbs a major portion of the average person's time and money. Innovation is a necessary companion to technology. Without innovation technology would quickly be made redundant and any unique value is lost. The Runway will focus its efforts on bringing you content from an array of sources in the technology and innovation space.

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Western tanks in the war in Ukraine: An overview of their role and tactical utility

To push back Russian forces, Ukraine is asking the West to supply heavy weapons, such as the German Leopard 2 battle tank.

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The time is right for an Australian semiconductor moonshot

The author of this article argues that Australia has all the right ingredients to build its own national semiconductor fabrication industry—and it should therefore do so.

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F-35: The World’s Best Fighter? Hell Yes

Canada and Germany are purchasing 88 and 35 F35 fighters, respectively.

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THIS BOLD NEW MISSION WILL TRY BEAMING SOLAR POWER DOWN FROM SPACE

Space X has launched a prototype space-based solar power (SBSP) solar energy gathering satellite—this will try to collect solar energy for eventual transfer to earth.

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How Elon Musk's Starlink is helping Ukraine in the fight against Russia

In its battle with Russia, Ukraine is successfully using Starlink—a system consisting of thousands of small satellites in low space orbit that can send and receive internet signals from the ground.

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Towards a sixth-generation air combat capability for the RAAF

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What will the fusion breakthrough do for space exploration?

Fusion energy creates energy in the same way as the sun does, and we know how to do this in principle, but now scientists think they have found a way to use fusion energy to drive space vehicles—but it will take many years to perfect this technology.

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Wind turbines are already skyscraper-sized – is there any limit to how big they will get?

The latest wind turbines are nearly as big as the Eiffel Tower; the bigger they get, the cheaper the power they can generate.

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Japan, Britain and Italy to build jet fighter together

In a ground-breaking partnership, the deal aims to put an advanced front-line fighter into operation by 2035.

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Eurofighter Typhoon: The Best Non-Stealth Fighter Jet Today?

The 1980s saw the dominant players in European aerospace design collaborate to create a fighter jet capable of matching Soviet models—the result was the Eurofighter Typhoon.