The United States will install a $500,000 rooftop dome spectrometer, designed and built at La Trobe University, at its South Pole scientific research station in January next year. [ + ]

According to Wang Shengzhe, our understanding of soils' behaviour is still minimal — and this has to change if we are to prevent the structural damage that can arise from natural disasters such as earthquakes. [ + ]

The National Foundation for Medical Research and Innovation has announced its 2016 grant recipients, supporting researchers from across the country in the advancement of their medical innovations. [ + ]

Researchers have discovered a high-strength alloy which forms a protective layer of carbonate-rich film on exposure to air, making it immune to corrosion. [ + ]

LAB SA has opened a new proppant testing lab in Adelaide to service the emerging unconventional oil and gas industry. It is one of the only independent labs of its kind in Australia. [ + ]

Current information systems are not equipped to support the changes clinical laboratories are undergoing, according to the InterSystems Australian Laboratory Management Systems Market Survey 2015. [ + ]

Integrated DNA Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the oligonucleotide synthesis business of Singapore-based company AITbiotech. [ + ]

Start-up company Kayban has developed what is claimed to be the world's first antimicrobial healthcare range made from organic flaxseed oil. [ + ]

Yabao Pharmaceutical and the University of South Australia have formalised their agreement to collaborate on the development and commercialisation of innovative new pharmaceuticals. [ + ]

Trajan Scientific and Medical has announced its new Instruments, Sensors and Devices Business Unit, to be located at the University of Adelaide's Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS). [ + ]

The winners of the 2015 Extreme Imaging Competition were announced at The International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, held in Adelaide. [ + ]

Cirdan will be the first laboratory information system (LIS) vendor to fully interface with BloodNet, Australia's national blood inventory management and supply chain system. [ + ]

Researchers have identified a gene that could help doctors to predict the aggressiveness of prostate cancer in patients, thus ensuring such patients receive an optimal level of treatment. [ + ]

Researchers have developed an RNA test of blood platelets that can be used to detect cancer. By analysing a sample equivalent to one drop of blood, they were able to identify, classify and pinpoint the location of the cancer with impressive accuracy. [ + ]

Olympus Australia has announced that REFLEX is now its official representative for pXRF and pXRD mining analysers in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. [ + ]