Industry News
Australian satellites join global research project
Three Australian research satellites will be deployed to the International Space Station (ISS) later this year, marking the first time an Australian-made satellite has gone into space since 2002. [ + ]
The dielectric response of ice explained
Japanese researchers have explained a decades-old discrepancy concerning the dielectric response of ice. [ + ]
Bacterial biocontrol for Zika virus
The Eliminate Dengue Program is developing a natural method for controlling mosquito-transmitted diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus. [ + ]
NSW's most outstanding cancer researchers acknowledged
The 2016 NSW Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research were held as part of an annual gala dinner that celebrates excellence and innovation in cancer research. [ + ]
The cause of a common female infection
Researchers have shown how the bacteria Gardnerella vaginalis targets cells and causes infection in women. [ + ]
The Wikipedia of blood cell types
Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have developed an online database that maps the expression of the body's 20,000 genes in 54 different blood cell types. [ + ]
Biomedical Translation Fund officially opens
The federal government's Biomedical Translation Fund has been officially launched by Minister for Health and Aged Care Sussan Ley and Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Greg Hunt. [ + ]
A diamond-based approach to ultrapure lasers
Researchers have found a way to make ultrapure-frequency lasers based on diamond, avoiding the problems responsible for destabilising and broadening a laser's frequency. [ + ]
CSIRO ordered to renew focus on climate science
Greg Hunt has demanded that CSIRO restore its focus on climate science, less than six months after the organisation announced a number of job cuts in the area. [ + ]
Lockheed Martin to open Melbourne R&D centre
Lockheed Martin has announced that it will be investing $13 million over the next three years in an Australian research and development centre. [ + ]
ANU and CSIRO open agriculture research lab
The Australian National University and the CSIRO have officially opened a collaborative centre that will focus on technologies relevant to environment, agriculture and global food supplies. [ + ]
International plant health conference confirmed for Australia
Plant pathology and biosecurity researchers, students, educators and policymakers will discuss the latest developments in plant protection at Science Protecting Plant Health 2017, to be held at the Brisbane Convention Centre, Queensland, in September 2017. [ + ]
New ANSTO board members appointed
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation has announced the appointments of Professor Margaret Sheil and Professor Brigid Heywood to the ANSTO board. [ + ]
Medical research conference fosters innovation
NFMRI's second annual conference, 'Supporting Biomedical Innovations: Getting Innovations on the Right Track', will take place in October 2016 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre in Queensland. [ + ]
Cortisol inhibition could treat Alzheimer's
Separate studies from Actinogen Medical and AIBL suggest that excess cortisol production is linked with the development of Alzheimer's disease. [ + ]
