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University of Southern Queensland (USQ) researchers have secured funding for new research into water and energy efficiency on Queensland farms.

AIDS future viewed through smoke of senseless attack

The AIDS 2014 conference started under a dark cloud in Melbourne.

Better balance found for DNA's role in autism

Nearly 60 per cent of the risk of developing autism is genetic and most of that risk is caused by common, inherited variant genes that are in individuals without the disorder, according to a new study.

DNA's life detailed in epigenetic tale of a single cell

Researchers in the UK have developed a powerful new technique to show how the environment affects our DNA.

Eggplant could add to energy tech salad

The future could be defined by the rise of nanobots, hyperconductors, quantum networks and... eggplant?

Old Labor cuts spared by new opposition

A move made by the Senate on the Federal Budget means $435 million will not be cut from universities.

Reason grows against religion in NSW

More than double the number of enrolments has led t a big expansion of kindergarten ethics classes in New South Wales.

Ronaldo meets R2D2 in robot world cup

Next week marks the start of the football World Cup many have been waiting for.

Science keeps slipping with signs of more cuts

There are fears of a brain drain in Tasmania, with warnings that half the state’s CSIRO staff face the sack.

Astronomical options at launch of new space site

Australian space scientists will build a domestic satellite industry at the Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre (AITC), now that it is complete.

Hours added to running of the dinosaurs

High-tech imaging has revealed new complexity in a Queensland fossil site once thought to be caused by a massive stampede.

Icy divide is a sign of the times

Satellite analysis has shown that since 1979 sea-ice cover has shrunk around the Arctic, but grown in the Antarctic.

Minds meet to soak G20 in good ideas

Teams across the country will be working furiously on their entries for the G20 water challenge.

New motors fire low-speed high-energy future

Australian engineers say greater efficiency will flow from improved electric motors.

New science book shines on local species

Australia’s biodiversity is a part of its national identity, and a new book from CSIRO details an incredible range of ways to keep it safe.

Oil splitter springs new treatment option

A simple yet powerful Australian water treatment technology will be brought to the global market.

Star-gazing gives new view on cancer

Researchers have looked to alien life-forms for a potentially revolutionary new view of cancer.

Nanotube mat is blacker than black

Black has become blacker, with the development of a material that reflects almost no light whatsoever.

Soft science for squishy robots

A new phase-changing material could soften up the world for the age of shape-shifting robots.

Global team sees success in trial for blind help

Tests are looking positive for a new drug to treat a form of childhood blindness.

Clear divide could be new brick in social wall

‘A wall to bring people together’ sound likes a strange concept, but that is exactly what the developers of a new interactive display surface hope to achieve.