First gravity wave detector step closer to development
14 September, 2011Physicists have made a breakthrough in the development of the world’s first gravity wave detector.
Technology tethers free radicals
16 August, 2011A new platform technology may be used in areas as diverse as disease detection through to biofuel production.
Scientists find new Australian desert frog
27 July, 2011A new miniature frog species or ‘toadlet’ has been discovered.
Macquarie Uni student helps discover new planetary nebula
27 July, 2011Macquarie University PhD student Dimitri Douchin has helped discover a new planetary nebula in our Milky Way.
Chemistry of atmosphere more complicated than previously understood
03 June, 2011Chemists from the University of Sydney have shed light on the sun's role in mixing up molecules, with implications for the extent that pollutants are dispersed across the Earth's surface and how quickly they are removed.
Less waste in waste monitoring
05 May, 2011The US spends around 2 billion dollars a year on remediation at hazardous waste sites, with a large portion of this used for groundwater monitoring. Yet according to Rolf Halden, a researcher at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute, the information gathered is often of limited value.
Anticancer compounds from the sea
05 May, 2011Marine molluscs are a potential source of new anticancer drugs and other medicines, according to Dr Kirsten Benkendorff of Southern Cross University.
CSIRO-UWA crop genomics lab opens in Perth
04 May, 2011Established jointly by CSIRO and The University of Western Australia (UWA), a new laboratory for research into the molecular workings of plants and the genomes of crops has been opened in Perth.
Christchurch to rebuild its microbial collections
21 April, 2011Microbial cultures used in the development of natural insecticides were damaged in the Christchurch earthquake.
Shimadzu TOC-L series analysers
17 February, 2011 byThe TOC-L series of analysers for total organic carbon testing in aqueous samples has a wide sample range from 4 µg/L to 30,000 mg/L and is suitable for analysing ultra-pure to highly contaminated samples of wastewater, brine water, seawater, drinking water and pharmaceutical water.
Australia and India become partners in scientific discovery
10 January, 2011Australian and Indian researchers are teaming up to pursue new ideas, from non-invasive tools for detecting cancer to better techniques for monitoring the health of our oceans.
Black hole observatory one step closer
07 December, 2010Five leading Australian universities have joined together to seek funding for a major international gravitational wave observatory in Australia.
Securing Australia's future in food, energy, water and carbon
07 December, 2010The Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council has released two expert scientific reports on serious issues facing the nation: Australia and Food Security in a Changing World and Challenges at Energy-Water-Carbon Intersections.
Organic solvent system improves catalyst recycling
03 November, 2010A combination of organic solvents in different proportions has been found to differentially dissolve a range of noble metals, making recycling of the metal catalysts easier.
SpaceShip Australis to study sun’s effect on solar system
06 October, 2010The SpaceShip Australis project proposed by Australian space scientists would study the effects of the sun’s variability from the surface of the Earth to the boundaries of the solar system.
