UNE herbarium records to join national online database
12 November, 2012An event at the University of New England (UNE) last month marked the beginning of a new era of research on the plants of north-eastern NSW and the UNE’s contribution to botany.
High-performance computing transforms research
30 October, 2012New super-fast, high-performance computing (HPC) being installed by La Trobe University, RMIT University and Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing (VPAC) will revolutionise the computational modelling and simulation technologies available to researchers.
Travelling faster than the speed of light
15 October, 2012University of Adelaide applied mathematicians have extended Einstein’s theory of special relativity to work beyond the speed of light.
Bitplane Imaris 3D and 4D imaging software
08 October, 2012 | Supplied by: SciTech Pty LtdBitplane’s Imaris imaging software allows visualisation of original and derived data objects in a real-time interactive manner, allowing the user to quickly make visual assessments of his or her experiments in 3D and 4D to discover relationships that are otherwise hidden.
MathWorks Matlab and Simulink Release 2012b numerical computing
04 October, 2012 | Supplied by: MathWorks AustraliaMathWorks has introduced Release 2012b with major updates to Matlab and Simulink that significantly improve use and navigation.
Dataworks Development Freezerworks sample management and tracking software
01 October, 2012 | Supplied by: http://www.onqsoft.com.au/freezerworks.htmlFreezerworks helps research and clinical laboratories, biobanks and repositories keep track of their specimen inventories, from login to testing and shipping. The program also includes options for barcode labelling, particularly in cryogenic environments.
Mathematical modelling and safer chemotherapy
21 September, 2012A new model which reveals how the immune system functions under conditions of neutropenia may lead to safer chemotherapy and also bring us closer to the holy grail of personalised medicine.
How brilliant a scientist are you?
13 September, 2012A new formula reveals if young scientists will have a brilliant future.
Mining text for new insights
12 September, 2012A consortium of Dutch companies and universities is going to develop a Text Analysis Tool to systematically analyse worldwide scientific literature for food-related knowledge. This gives access to known and unveils hidden links and will provide new insights and routes for innovations in food.
Aaeon Technology IP-67 Water-Proof Fanless Embedded Controller
01 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Interworld Electronics and Computer IndustriesInterworld Electronics has released the AEC-6511 IP-67 Water-Proof Fanless Embedded Controller from Aaeon Technology. The product is housed in a water-, dust- and corrosion-proof IP-67 stainless steel case with liquid-proof I/O connectors.
Halytech microSpider Satellite data logger
20 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Halytech Pty LtdHalytech has released a low-power solution for remote monitoring and data logging which uses the Iridium satellite network Short Burst Data (SBD) service for automated data delivery.
No 94 m track for the London Olympics
12 July, 2012 | Supplied by: National Institute of Standards and TechnologyDo you remember the Australian mockumentary The Games that satirised the bureaucracy behind the Sydney Olympics? One episode revolved around the 100-metre athletics track, which it turned out was only 94 metres long. Even a decade later, the YouTube clip ‘The Games : The 100 Metres track’ is very funny. However, such things should not happen at the London Olympics as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is providing distance calibration.
Definiens Image Miner 2 image and data analysis software
11 July, 2012 | Supplied by: DefiniensDefiniens, a provider of image analysis and data mining solutions for quantitative digital pathology, has announced the release of Definiens Image Miner 2. The product provides researchers in the life sciences with deeper insights into underlying biology by integrating image with data analysis, turning images into computation information.
Free app makes it easier to work with technical gases
27 June, 2012As anyone who works with them will tell you, it is impossible to know everything about technical gases off by heart. But now there is no need to: iGASES, the new app from Witt for iPhone, iPad and Android devices, answers your questions, even interactively.
Interworld Electronics EKB-106 fully sealed, medical-grade, backlit keyboard
20 June, 2012 | Supplied by: Interworld Electronics and Computer IndustriesInterworld Electronics has released the EKB-106 fully sealed, medical-grade, backlit keyboard with an integrated numeric keypad. The keyboard is completely sealed and provides IP67 protection.
