Australian Infectious Diseases Research Center opened
15 March, 2011The Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre has been opened in Brisbane as a response to the global need to combat disease outbreaks and to develop new vaccines.
International Year of Chemistry highlights importance of water
03 March, 2011The United Nations has declared 2011 the International Year of Chemistry, which includes an international initiative that highlights the role chemistry plays in issues of water quality and purification.
Australia and Mongolia to increase scientific collaboration
23 February, 2011The Australian and Mongolian academies of science have signed a memorandum of understanding, in order to increase collaboration.
The International Year of Chemistry launched
09 February, 2011The International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011) aims to highlight the achievements and contributions of chemistry worldwide.
IYC to bring chemistry to life
31 January, 2011Lanxess is promoting greater understanding of the contributions of chemistry science in shaping our lives and future, in conjunction with the world’s celebration of the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) 2011.
YouTube Chromatography Channel launched
17 January, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched a YouTube Channel dedicated to Chromatography at www.youtube.com/chromatographyvideos.
Laboratory Managers Conference 2010
02 November, 2010 byWith the effects of the GFC still being felt across industry, academia and business, now more than ever is the time to be working smarter, not harder.
Engineered body parts discussed at conference
20 October, 2010The future of engineered body parts will be discussed and scrutinised by the world’s leading tissue engineers at the University of Sydney in November.
National Science Week 2011 grants are open
14 October, 2010Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Minister Senator Kim Carr is encouraging individuals and organisations to apply for National Science Week grants and run events and activities that promote Australia’s talent in the area of science.
Molecules of life: from discovery to biotechnology
06 September, 2010This premier international scientific meeting brings together the 12th IUBMB Conference, the 21st FAOBMB Conference and the ComBio2010 meeting. A unique blend of participating societies will be of major interest to biochemists, molecular biologists, cell and developmental biologists, and plant scientists.
Quarrying data for gems of knowledge
19 August, 2010Predicting where Australia’s next mineral boom will come from is serious business. Data collected using satellite sensing, airborne surveys, seismic crews and prospecting teams is immense and is piling up rapidly. But what use is all this data?
The science behind the 2010 World Cup soccer ball
15 June, 2010University of Adelaide physicists have tested the new soccer ball created for the 2010 World Cup and can explain why it will play 'harder and faster' and bend more unpredictably than its predecessor.
Building diverse cultures
05 May, 2010 byYou are invited to attend the ASM 2010 Sydney Annual Scientific Meeting & Exhibition of the Australian Society for Microbiology.
Physics and murder
02 November, 2009Associate Professor Rod Cross from The University of Sydney's School of Physics used physics to help convict Gordon Wood for the murder of Caroline Bryne.
The science of cleaning up
08 September, 2009Contamination and how scientists can help to clean up will be a focus at CleanUp 09, an international summit being hosted by CRC CARE.
