Industry News
Australia set to co-host the world's largest telescope
Western Australia will host the Square Kilometre Array's 130,000 antennas, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity for Australia. [ + ]
Data science competition to tackle COVID-19
C3.ai is encouraging data scientists, developers, researchers and creative thinkers from around the world to participate in the C3.ai COVID-19 Grand Challenge. [ + ]
Inflammation start-up acquired by Roche
Inflazome, based on a research partnership between The University of Queensland and Trinity College Dublin, has been acquired for an upfront cash payment of €380m. [ + ]
Donor-conceived offspring at risk of immunological diseases
Adults conceived through sperm donation report higher frequencies of allergies, type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune conditions. [ + ]
Photoacoustic and fluorescence imaging methods combined
Researchers have demonstrated an endoscope that combines photoacoustic and fluorescence imaging in a device about the thickness of a human hair. [ + ]
Exercise before menopause to develop muscle strength
The small blood vessels in muscles of women after menopause are less able to grow compared to young women, according to new research. [ + ]
TGA approves gene therapy to treat retinal disease
The TGA has registered Novartis's LUXTURNA, the first gene therapy in Australia, for the treatment of patients with inherited retinal dystrophy. [ + ]
Fabric masks prove effective at virus filtration
Testing of commonly available fabric masks has found they significantly reduce the number of aerosolised viruses a wearer could be exposed to. [ + ]
Babies' brain activity used to predict autism diagnosis
Signature brain activity in three-month-old infants has been used to predict symptoms of autism spectrum disorder that wouldn't be visible until later in life. [ + ]
ATSE opens award nominations, encourages STEM investment
Each year, ATSE recognises leading lights who make extraordinary contributions to technological science and engineering in Australia. [ + ]
Combining precision medicines can treat drug-resistant cancers
Launching a dual-pronged attack on tumours using a combination of two precision medicines could treat patients with multiple common cancers. [ + ]
National COVID-19 tracking system based on genomics
Public health laboratories will aim to sequence the virus genomes of all positive COVID-19 tests in Australia and track COVID-19 using genomics across the country. [ + ]
Vibrating worm wins Aus researchers 2020 Ig Nobel Prize
The researchers won the Ig Nobel Physics Prize for determining what happens to the shape of a living earthworm when one vibrates the earthworm at high frequency. [ + ]
Health warning for high-heat red meat
Culinary experts recommend high-heat caramelisation to boost the flavour of meat, but the results from a recent study suggest that this could be bad for our health. [ + ]
Fast, on-site detection of PFAS in the environment
Curtin University researchers have developed a new on-site method to immediately and accurately detect and measure levels of PFAS. [ + ]
