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As part of Australian Engineering Week, Dubbo has announced the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) will host the 2013 regional Great Engineering Challenge in the city.
Boost to R&D, ICT start-ups
The Federal Government has increased its funding to encourage small to medium companies to invest in research and development, according to its recent economic update.
Countdown to WiFi free-for-all
One of the most-lauded inventions to come from Australia is nearing the end of its patented life.
Graphene placed to plug renewable gap
Australian researchers have made progress on a new technology to greatly increase the capacity and efficiency of many electrical energy devices.
Testosterone treatment for long-life livers
Australian researchers may have made a discovery that could keep older people limber for longer.
Houston has no problem inspiring students
NASA astronauts have shown a group of Australian students what it is like to teach and learn in space.
Beauty in the Bight
Victorian researchers have plumbed the depths around one of Australia’s most recognisable geological formations and discovered an unseen world of marine beauty.
Gauging the aging rate of grey matter
New research at the University of Adelaide could provide insight into how to repair the brain after damage from stroke or traumatic injury.
Ground broken for nano-centre
Building has begun on the site that will be the new home of Australian nanoscience, with the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research launching the project this week.
Methane-loving microbe could bring balance
Most people do their best to avoid large concentrations of methane, but a new form of microbial life recently discovered at the University of Queensland can not get enough of the potent greenhouse gas.
New Horizons from Federal funds
Monash University has opened a new research centre dedicated to transforming manufacturing in areas such as biomedicine, transport, aerospace engineering and mineral processing.
Prawn super-food could net big profits
Research at CSIRO has yielded the ground-breaking double benefit of preserving wild fish stocks and improving the viability and environmental aspects of prawn farming.
Toads ramp up fitness regime for invasion
A newly-published study has revealed there are some front-runners among cane toad populations, with evidence leading to the identification of an evolutionary phenomenon dubbed the ‘Olympic village effect’.
Uni collab. takes learning online
The University of New South Wales has joined several prominent international institutions by putting some of its courses online through the internet-education group Coursera.
Uni pokes holes in NSW water plan
A study undertaken by the University of New South Wales has modelled the impacts of an approved plan to pump water from the Macquarie River to the city of Orange, finding greatly increased risks to river health than were identified in the project’s environmental assessment.
Carbon-catching could continue in QLD
A trial of carbon capturing devices at a Queensland power station has been hailed as successful by the CSIRO.
Frozen light could bring quantum phones
A team of physicists and engineers have bent one of the most basic laws of the universe – slowing down light to a complete stop for a full minute.
Funding for high-tech jobs project
The University of Canberra has received a funding boost to assist a program that connects unemployed people with potential careers.
Bugs' lives modelled for security purposes
A new tool will track and manage the millions of disease-carrying bugs which use cyclones and strong winds as a cover to invade our borders every year.
Coffee makes it all better
Two to four cups of coffee a day reduces the risk of suicide in men and women by about 50 per cent, according to the findings of a new report from the US.
False memories encoded in mouse brain
In a mind-boggling technical achievement scientists at a joint US-Japanese laboratory have implanted false memories in a mouse, leading it to recall an event which never occurred.