Archived News for Research Sector Professionals
Human trials will soon begin for a world-first Hendra virus treatment.
Irrigation experts kept in the game
Deakin University in Melbourne has taken on CSIRO’s last remaining irrigation researchers.
New view sees Brontosaurus rise again
The brontosaurus is back - revived after years spent wandering the taxonomic wilderness.
LHC relaunched with antimatter ahead
Large-scale particle-smashing can begin again, with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) firing up after a two year downtime.
Paracetamol for back pain could be useless and costly
Australian research has shown paracetamol is ineffective at treating back pain and osteoarthritis, despite being a recommended treatment.
Research says epigenetic control coming
Bio-engineers have developed a method to precisely control when genes are turned on and active.
STEM centre to build excellence
Australia’s chief scientist has launched a teaching academy dedicated to excellence and innovation in the teaching of mathematics, science and technology.
Dark warning in warming report
Local research body the Climate Council says the probability of drought in Australia will increase, and they will become more severe.
Engineers circling huge DNA boost
Chicken wire linked on the nano-scale could be the key to real-time, high throughput DNA sequencing, which would revolutionise medical research and testing.
Food test could kill GM fear
A study using over a decade of data has found no evidence of negative effects in livestock fed on genetically-modified foods.
Study shines light on gay pay gap
New figures show gay men earn around 20 per cent less than their heterosexual counterparts, while lesbians out-earn heterosexual women by at least 33 per cent.
High-tech, high-speed, highways of the body
Australian research engineers have created a ‘Google Maps’ view of the body.
Robo-miners going deep
Experts have embarked on a quest to build the next generation of robotic underwater mining systems.
Big money helps Melbourne-based studies
Experts have received a massive $39 million in collaborative research grants from the Federal Government’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
New device means better start for tiny hearts
Biomedical engineers have developed the first fully implantable micro-pacemaker designed for use in a foetus.
Power and knowledge in big QLD solar
A new age of solar energy and information is dawning in Queensland.
Wind farm health checks continue
More Government-funded research into the health effects of wind farms will be undertaken.
Blocks and finger-paint; tools of kindy business
New research suggests playing can be a lot of hard work.
More needed to avoid poison playgrounds
With potentially harmful chemicals accumulating on children’s playgrounds around the country, researchers have studied how effective simple cleaning techniques may be.
STEM careers falling in colonial gap
Modern science and ancient Indigenous knowledge should be much more closely linked, one expert says.