Archived News for Research Sector Professionals - October, 2017
Australian researchers have developed a new class of enzyme-like nanovehicles that could detect cancer for less than $5.
New way to manipulate metal
Australian researchers have manipulated liquid metal into entirely new two-dimensional materials.
QUT to teach robots human traits
Queensland scientists are working to inject human rationality into robots.
Storm study predicts more severity
A new study fleshes out the relationship between a changing climate and tropical storms.
Attenborough gives ocean warning
Sir David Attenborough says the damage from plastic in the ocean is shocking ...
Star clash spotted
Researchers have tracked the collision of two neutron stars based on their gravitational waves.
Enzyme effect inspected
Researchers have revealed the vital role played by an enzyme in the process of clearing infection in the body.
Solar race wraps, quest continues
The World Solar Challenge has wrapped up in Adelaide, but the race to real solar transport continues.
BCA backs lifelong learning
The Business Council of Australia wants a serious overhaul of higher education.
Birmingham lifts language bar
The Federal Government has announced new English language requirements for foreign tertiary students.
Report reveals worst places for girls' education
South Sudan has been named as the world’s wort place for girls to receive an education.
Worldwide waistlines rise
There has been a ten-fold increase in the number of children and adolescents with obesity since 1975.
Abbott backs anti-science line
Former prime minister Tony Abbott says that if the world is getting warmer, it’s a good thing.
Climate change impacts coastal dolphins
A new study has warned of the effects of major climate events on local dolphin populations.
UTAS bargaining could halt results
University of Tasmania (UTAS) students are being caught up in industrial action over pay and conditions.
Health spend tops 10% GDP
Australian health expenditure topped 10 per cent of GDP for the first time in 2015-16, new data shows.
Pesticides appear in most honey
Three-quarters of honey worldwide contains traces of neonicotinoid pesticide, an international study finds.
Surgeon slams mesh scare
Media reports about vaginal mesh lawsuits have scared people off procedures that could improve their health ...
Big prize for microscopic advance
Three experts have received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on the cryo-electron microscope.
Call for support for kid witnesses
Experts say we need to know more about the effects on children when one of their parents kills the other.