Archived News for Research Sector Professionals - June, 2016
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare (ACSQHC) says rampant over-prescription is adding to the ‘superbug’ threat.
Call for more coal health checks
Experts say Australian coal dust exposure limits are not meeting international standards, and should be more stringent.
Gut bug trial launched up north
North Queensland will see the world's first large-scale trial of gut bacteria transplants as an obesity and diabetes treatment.
Light sheets to illuminate new chips
Engineers have developed a new way to turn electricity into light.
Locals improve quantum view
Australian tech-heads have improved the method for detecting the entanglement of quantum particles.
Brainy exercise effect found
Researchers say working out after learning can help boost memory retention, if timed correctly.
More waves bathe LIGO
Australian scientists have helped detect the gravitational waves emitted by colliding black holes for the second time.
New strides in snake leg mystery
Biologists have wrestled for years with the question of when snakes lost their legs.
F-35s finally taking to skies
The Australian Government may finally get to see the F-35 stealth fighter next month.
Salt bath gives battery boost
Australian researchers have found a way to squeeze more out of rechargeable lithium batteries.
Scribbly scientist gets garden marker
A new panel is in place at the Australian National Botanic Gardens to honour Australian scientist Dr Max Day.
Space cubes in last terrestrial tests
Australian researchers are testing tiny satellites to be launched from the International Space Station.
Stalagmite study shows enhanced ENSO
Past El Niño events appear to have amplified global climate fluctuations.
Brain pools' processing assessed
Scientists have spotted one of the ways that our brains deal with the millions of different scenarios we face.
Cells switched for three-parent babies
Researchers are working out how to create three-parent babies.
Health help through DNA databases
Experts in high-tech healthcare want better sharing of genomic information.
Scans spot explosive injuries
Neuroscientists have discovered a distinct and previously unknown pattern of brain injury from high explosives.
Kids' pill risk reviewed
A new study has found that most antidepressants for children and teens work about as well as placebos.
Coastal climate damage inspected
Wild weather has again smashed Australian coasts, but could it be a sign of things to come?
Gut window gives visceral vista
Researchers can now make real-time observations of the gut’s nervous system.