Impactful science
13 August, 2018 by Mansi GandhiA Nobel prize-winning American cell biologist talks about extracellular vesicles (EVs), exciting developments in the field and the challenges facing scientific publishing.
CSIRO announces Earth observation centre
15 June, 2018The centre will help Australian researchers maximise the benefits of observing Earth from space and further develop Australia's space sector.
The hidden costs of NGS
04 June, 2018 by Dr Enrique Neumann*The $100 genome era is said to be upon us. But is it really?
Real-life flux capacitor inspired by Back to the Future
30 May, 2018A real-life version of Back to the Future's flux capacitor will have important applications in communication technology and quantum computing.
Chasing the DNA of the Loch Ness Monster
25 May, 2018The story of the Loch Ness monster is one of the world's greatest mysteries.
New lab to advance augmented reality research
15 May, 2018CSIRO's Data61 has opened a new facility purpose-built for applied research into novel augmented reality, virtual reality and 3D web technologies.
One-click analysis of gene expression data derived from 556 tissues, cells
08 November, 2017A group of international researchers has developed a web tool, RefEx, that can easily search gene expression data available in public databases.
One giant leap for Australia as national space agency announced
27 September, 2017 by Lauren DavisMinister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham surprised attendees at the International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide by announcing the government's plans to establish Australia's very own space agency.
New chip design for quantum computing
11 September, 2017UNSW engineers have invented a new architecture for quantum computing that promises to make the large-scale manufacture of quantum chips both cheaper and easier than previously thought possible.
Cancer cells may streamline their genomes to replicate faster
26 June, 2017A recent study, conducted in both human and mouse cells, has revealed that cancer cells might streamline their genomes in order to proliferate more easily.
Join the search for exploding stars
17 May, 2017The Australian National University (ANU) is inviting citizen scientists with an interest in astronomy to join a search for exploding stars called supernovae.
Conquering epilepsy with computer science
24 April, 2017 by Vijay Iyer, MathWorksAround 25,000 Australians are diagnosed with epilepsy each year.
Wrong way, turn back: oddball asteroid 'playing chicken' with Jupiter
03 April, 2017 by Lauren DavisAsteroid 2015 BZ509 is the only asteroid in the solar system known to have a clockwise, retrograde orbit around the Sun while at the same time sharing a planet's orbital space.
Plan(et) 9 from outer space
28 March, 2017The Australian National University (ANU) is launching a search for a new planet in our solar system, and you're invited to help make this historic discovery.
Telescope captures the birth of a black hole
02 March, 2017UWA's Zadko Telescope has captured the explosion that gave birth to a black hole 12 billion light years away, which took place before the Earth and Sun existed.
