Archived News for Research Sector Professionals
Progress has been made on a digging robot inspired by the unique style of an oceanic clam.
Atom trapper helps quantum memory
A powerful new microchip is under development in the UK, which is capable of holding the voltage equivalent to a micron-scale bolt of lightning.
Old building trick translates on nano-scale
The decades-old practice of embedding concrete with reinforcing bars has been taken to the nano-scale, with engineers creating reinforcing a layer of carbon atoms with nanotubes.
Plant parts charge supercapacitors' step forward
Trees may soon play a role in making high-tech energy storage devices, after an exciting chemical discovery.
Salt and heat in water-hunting step forward
Density is the key factor in a new theory for finding groundwater.
Air power ascends to new level of efficiency
Wind power is often seen as the least consistent source of renewable energy, but a new project will reach great heights to put the fans in a better spot.
Ancient ailment suggests little has changed
British researchers have uncovered the oldest known example of human cancer, in the bones of a 3,200-year-old skeleton.
Basic change re-writes genetic treatments
An astounding achievement in DNA medicine has been made - one which many believed would never be possible.
Funding helps MS footwork stride ahead
Researchers are investigating the use of textured shoe inserts to help with walking problems from multiple sclerosis.
New duo found for two way take-down
Researchers have found a powerful combination that appears to decimate certain resistant tumour cells.
Researchers rearrange top end for better output
CSIRO has undergone an executive re-shuffle to improve the way it conducts and delivers science.
Bug strain gets more resistant every day
A research team tracking the evolution of a multi-drug resistant E. coli strain says it is just one step from becoming a very serious issue.
Cross-border team aims to find one photon at a time
As researchers hone the art of quantum-level control, they need more and more defined tools, a new project from Australian labs may just be the next step in the world of molecular manipulation.
Dingo definition could boost respect and protection
The dingo has been classified as a distinct Australian animal following research to fully define its physical characteristics.
Fake breast test shows rippling results
Research says textured breast implants provide many more opportunities for bacteria to grow, causing infection, discomfort and implant failure.
Liquid storage blobs could kill the plastic bottle
Plastic water bottles will be replaced with wobbly blobs, if a team of European designers get their way.
New material cuts step for stem cell speed-up
Scientists in the UK have developed a new substance to simplify the manufacture of cell therapies, boosting the pioneering world of regenerative medicine.
Past weather check gives best scope yet
A new study has drawn the clearest picture yet of the Southern Hemisphere’s climatic history, showing about a thousand years of detailed variations.
Questions over what will stop as whale ban brings new plan
Japan has been ordered to stop whaling in the Antarctic by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and says it will halt activities and not issue any more permits under current programs.
Atoms smashed as NZ physics gets cooler
New Zealand physicists have used incredible ‘optical tweezers’ to split clouds of ultracold atoms and to smash them together.
Lab-grown lady cells make lively test site
Researchers have grown functional vaginal skin cells outside the body, to help make important discoveries on the relationships between the bacteria that live there.