Archived News for Research Sector Professionals
A Queensland court has allowed the CSIRO to keep its smoke alarm data hidden.
Call to cut 'cancer' talk
Medical researchers are calling for the word “cancer” to be dropped from some doctor-patient conversations.
Degeneration DNA discovered
Queensland researchers are making important discoveries about the genetic causes of neurological degeneration.
Frydenberg fields Reef queries
Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg has defended giving reef funds to a private sector charity with fossil fuel links.
My Health Record being re-jigged
Australians have been given an extra month to opt-out of My Health Record.
Optus and Curtin combine on AI
A new academic effort has been created to assess the impact of artificial intelligence on ...
Solar science takes phosphorus option
Engineers are experimenting with phosphorus to make super-thin solar cells.
Study shows cellular cross-talk
Australian researchers have uncovered a kind of communication between breast cancers and normal cells that encourage the cancer to become more aggressive.
States to let NEG continue
State energy ministers have given conditional support to the NEG, allowing it to move ahead.
Study seeks deep brain data
Australian researchers are embarking on a hugely ambitious long-term study of the adolescent brain.
'Hothouse' forecast for Earth
New research suggests the Earth is at risk of entering a hothouse climate, which would be devastating ...
CSIRO hydro gaining traction
CSIRO has a new way to make hydrogen fuel from ammonia, which would allow it to be stored and transported much more easily.
Ocean microbe baseline set
Australian scientists have recorded more than 175,000 tiny ocean microbes to measure the effects of climate change and human activities.
PM prodded over Reef money
Labor is taking shots at the Turnbull Government over $444 million in Reef funding.
Tech tapped for autism assistance
Children with autism have been equipped with high-tech augmentations to help improve their social skills.
Cells stripped for CF treatment
Australian researchers are working on an exciting new stem cell treatment for cystic fibrosis.
Experts plot ACS costs
The Heart Foundation says heart issues will cost the Australian economy $6.8 billion in 2017-18.
Gut pill tests going well
New trials of a high-tech pill have found it can be hugely successful at diagnosing gut disorders.
Ocean wilderness shrinking
A new study says only 13 per cent of the ocean can still be classified as wilderness.