DuPont Innovation Awards call for entries
22 October, 2010The DuPont Australia & New Zealand Innovation Awards is now calling for entry into the 2010/2011 Award Program.
CSIRO gets awarded for contributions to science
20 October, 2010The groundbreaking work of CSIRO researchers was recognised at the 2010 CSIRO Awards Ceremony.
Invetech commended for innovative products
14 October, 2010Invetech, the company that created the 3D Bio-printer for human tissue repair and organ replacement, has been commended for its export success at the 2010 Governor of Victoria Export Awards.
UWA honours physicist
30 September, 2010The University of Western Australia has honoured an eminent physicist who dedicated his life to the science behind astronomical telescopes, science communication and bio-magnetism by naming a building and lecture theatre after him.
Plastics technology wins 2010 Victoria Prize
17 September, 2010Associate Professor Wojciech Gutowski has been awarded the 2010 Victoria Prize.
Measurement medal for ANU scientist
23 July, 2010Professor Ken Baldwin has been awarded this year's Barry Inglis Medal in recognition of his contribution to the science of measurement.
Green chemistry award for Dow and BASF’s HPPO technology
23 June, 2010Dow Chemical and BASF have received a green chemistry award for their jointly developed hydrogen peroxide to propylene oxide (HPPO) technology.
Final call for top science prize nominations
20 May, 2010As the deadline looms, the Chief Scientist for Australia, Professor Penny D Sackett, has beckoned Australia’s top researchers to step forward and nominate for the nation’s most prestigious science awards.
Reward for robotic agar plate streaker
09 April, 2010LBT Innovations has been awarded a prize in the 2010 MDEA Medical Design Excellence Awards for PREVI Isola - a robotic system for streaking agar plates. The technology replaces over a hundred years of manual streaking of specimens on to agar plates by individuals.
Science, art and epilepsy
16 February, 2010SymbioticA, the art and science collaborative research laboratory at The University of Western Australia, has been awarded first place in the international VIDA 12.0 competition, which recognises excellence in artistic creativity using new technologies and artificial life.
New Zealand's $1 million R&D competition winner announced
18 August, 2009Industrial Research Ltd’s What’s Your Problem New Zealand? competition has been won by Resene. The company wants to develop waterborne paints made from sustainable ingredients.
Australian Academy of Science awards for scientific excellence
07 May, 2009The Australian Academy of Science 2009 winners of distinguished awards for scientific excellence have been announced.
Nominations for the NSW Scientist of the Year now open
03 April, 2009Scientisits from all branches of science are encouraged to nominate for the 2009 NSW Scientist of the Year Awards.