Australian inventions

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Wi-Fi () is a family of wireless network protocols based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio waves. These are the most widely used computer networks, used globally in home and small office networks to link devices and to provide Internet access with wireless routers and wireless access points in public places such as coffee shops, restaurants, hotels, libraries, and airports.

Google's web mapping service (launched 2005)

thumb|An Egypt|Egyptian boomerang; [[National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece.]] thumb|Australian Aboriginal boomerangs A boomerang () is a thrown tool typically constructed with airfoil sections and designed to spin about an axis perpendicular to the direction of its flight, designed to return to the thrower. The origin of the word is from an Aboriginal Australian language of the Sydney region. Its original meaning, which is preserved in official competitions, refers only to returning objects, not to throwing sticks, which were also used for hunting by various peoples both in Australia

right|thumb|250x250px|A selection of notebooks A notebook (also known as a notepad, writing pad, drawing pad, or legal pad) is a book or stack of paper pages that are often ruled and used for purposes such as note-taking, journaling, or other writing, drawing, or scrapbooking and more.

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diagnostic and therapeutic technique

aircraft electronic recording device

Sunscreen, also known as sunblock, sun lotion or sun cream, is a photoprotective topical product for the skin that helps protect against sunburn and prevent skin cancer. Sunscreens come as lotions, sprays, gels, foams (such as an expanded foam lotion or whipped lotion), sticks, powders and other topical products. Sunscreens are common supplements to clothing, particularly sunglasses, sunhats and special sun protective clothing, and other forms of photoprotection (such as umbrellas). Sunscreen is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.

A pacemaker, also known as an artificial cardiac pacemaker, is an implanted medical device that generates electrical pulses delivered by electrodes to one or more of the chambers of the heart. Each pulse causes the targeted chamber(s) to contract and pump blood, thus regulating the function of the electrical conduction system of the heart.

thumb|A burkini displayed on a mannequin in a museum at the Science History Institute|Chemical Heritage Foundation A burkini (or burqini; portmanteau of burqa and bikini, though qualifying as neither of these garments) is a style of swimsuit for women. The suit covers the whole body except the face, the hands, and the feet, while being light enough for swimming. This type of swimwear was designed with the intention of creating swimwear for Muslims who observe hijab in this way. The amount of skin covered is about the same as the person wearing a full-body wetsuit and a swimming cap.

film with a full-length running time

thumb|upright=0.6|The general definition of a qubit as the quantum state of a two-Energy level|level quantum system In quantum computing, a qubit () or quantum bit is a basic unit of quantum information; a binary qudit the quantum version of the classic binary bit physically realized with a two-state device. A qubit is a two-state (or two-level) quantum-mechanical system, one of the simplest quantum systems displaying the peculiarity of quantum mechanics. Examples include the spin of the electron in which the two levels can be taken as spin up and spin down; or the polarization of a single pho

class of vaccines against human papillomavirus

prosthesis used for severe and profound hearing loss

sauce made primarily from tomatoes

Method to identify chemical elements by their absorption of radiation

thumb|F210 Honda tiller thumb|1949 Farmall C with C-254-A two-row cultivator thumb|A tractor-mounted tiller thumb|Tines close-up thumb|A cultivator pulled by a tractor in Canada in 1943 A cultivator (also known as a rotavator) is a piece of agricultural equipment used for secondary tillage. One sense of the name refers to frames with teeth (also called shanks) that pierce the soil as they are dragged through it linearly. Another sense of the name also refers to machines that use the rotary motion of disks or teeth to accomplish a similar result, such as a rotary tiller.

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method for the separation of mixtures in process engineering

trucking vehicle used to pull large amounts of cargo efficiently

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thumb|125px|right|A bong with a circular carburetion port in the front of the bowl A bong (also known as a water pipe) is a filtration device generally used for smoking cannabis, tobacco, or other herbal substances. In the bong shown in the photo, the smoke flows from the lower port on the left to the upper port on the right.

2011 fad

Methoxyflurane, sold under the brand name Penthrox (the "green whistle") among others, is an inhaled medication primarily used to reduce pain following an injury. It may also be used to reduce pain associated with minor medical procedures. Onset of pain relief is rapid and a standard dose typically lasts for up to 30 minutes. Use is only recommended with direct medical supervision.

espresso-based coffee beverage

rave dance from the 1980s

music subgenre

form of balance crane

thumb|MSF830 anti-g suit trousers and cummerbund fitted over a flying suit

plant of the genus Rosa with a blue flower

device that would allow for extracorporeal pregnancy

process that prevents the expression of a gene

thumb|A hatchet, a [[knife, and sometimes a saw are staple tools for bushcraft.]] thumb|A billhook (a common tool in [[Europe) with a saw blade, used as a bushcraft tool in France]]

any briefs-style male swimsuit

block of electrical sockets

Encyclopedia of polymer banknote

type of sheepskin boot from Australia and New Zealand

basic circuit in quantum computing

cooking appliance

quilted, padded jacket

type of gas detector used in gas chromatography

species of virus

digital audio workstation

device used in the sport of track and field by sprint athletes

use of standard generic packaging for tobacco products

land vehicle

substance which repels insects

suburban local general store or café

300px|thumb|A bullbar on a Land Rover Discovery fitted with spotlights and a [[sand flag.]] thumb|Push bar of a police car in Abu Dhabi, used to move stranded vehicles out of the way

CSIRAC (; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Automatic Computer), originally known as CSIR Mk 1, was Australia's first digital computer, and the fifth stored-program computer in the world. It is the oldest surviving first-generation electronic computer (the Zuse Z4 at the Deutsches Museum is older, but was electro-mechanical, not electronic). It was the first computer to play digital music.

wide-brimmed soft felt or cloth hat most commonly worn as part of a military uniform

type of kite

alcoholic carbonated water

beer style made from corn

A billycan is an Australian term for a lightweight cooking pot in the form of a metal bucket commonly used for boiling water, making tea/coffee or cooking over a campfire or to carry water. It is commonly known simply as a billy, or occasionally as a billy can (billy tin or billy pot in Canada).

thumb|Waddies made by the Arrernte people thumb|Aboriginal man carrying waddy, woomera (spear-thrower) and spear, South Australia, c. 1876 A waddy, nulla-nulla, leangle or boondi is an Aboriginal Australian hardwood club or hunting stick for use as a weapon or as a throwing stick for hunting animals. Waddy comes from the Darug people of Port Jackson, Sydney. Boondi is the Wiradjuri word for this implement. Leangle is a Djadjawurrung word for a club with a hooked striking head.

Australian holiday character

thumb|Splayds (or spknorks) are a combination of fork, knife and spoon in one utensil. thumb|A splayd beside a tart A splayd is an eating utensil which combines the functions of a spoon, knife and fork. It was invented by William McArthur in the 1940s in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. His wife, Suzanne McArthur was the initial public face and marketer of the splayd. There are several manufacturers.