Methane-drained cow farts and facial recognition tech in line for funding under Turnbull scheme

By Adam Gartrell
Updated December 4 2016 - 1:23am, first published 12:15am
Greg Hunt says the CSIRO Innovation Fund will bridge the gap between science and industry.
Greg Hunt says the CSIRO Innovation Fund will bridge the gap between science and industry.

Seaweed that reduces the methane in cow burps and farts, a low-gluten barley for coeliacs, and facial recognition technology that assesses pain in people who can't talk are among the projects set to attract funding under the Turnbull government's new $200 million innovation fund.

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