Industry News
Atom probe microscopy could unlock hidden gold resources
Using the Geoscience Atom Probe Facility at Curtin University, scientists have found metallic gold nanoparticles only a few nanometres in diameter within the common mineral arsenopyrite. [ + ]
Bioinformatics partnership to tailor cancer treatments
The Pacific Northwest Research Institute has announced a strategic collaboration with Indivumed, a German oncology research company, designed to harness the power of molecular and clinical cancer data for tailoring successful treatments for individual cancer patients. [ + ]
Does evolution play a part in where we develop cancer?
Scientists have suggested that the reasons people and animals develop cancer in some organs but not in others may have more to do with evolution than any lifestyle or genetic factors. [ + ]
RV Investigator turns into a floating classroom
A new training program for Australia's future marine scientists is set to transform CSIRO's science research vessel, the RV Investigator, into a floating classroom. [ + ]
Is there life on Mars? Meteorites may be destroying the evidence
As the search to find signs of life on Mars continues, researchers have suggested that a good place to find organic compounds native to the planet would be deep underground — from rocks that have been blasted to the surface by meteorite impacts. [ + ]
MTPConnect and ARCS Australia sign MoU
MTPConnect and ARCS Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding that will officially recognise ARCS as one of MTPConnect's education affiliates. [ + ]
The upshot of global warming: lower dengue risk
Australian health researchers have predicted that the transmission of dengue could decrease in a future warmer climate, countering previous projections that climate change would cause the potentially lethal virus to spread more easily. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
