Archived News for Research Sector Professionals - October, 2018
A global study has found AI can perform better than doctors at predicting mental health outcomes.
Gut sensor pill coming
An electronic capsule that measures gases in the gut could be available within just a few years.
Local tech taken underground
CSIRO has announced it will compete in a high-tech US military mapping competition.
Wind warming assessed
A new study has measured the potential environmental impacts of running a nation on wind power.
Industry influence reviewed
A new study shows just how much influence industrial firms have on the research they fund.
Sex study shows gender growth
A new study has explored the current state of gender diversity in Australia.
Sport tapped for STEM boost
A major football club has joined a program to encourage more kids into STEM subjects.
Tech firms face spy chip claims
Report say tech giants have been infiltrated by malicious computer chips inserted by Chinese spies.
Laser leaders take Nobel
The Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to three researchers, including for the first time in 55 years, a woman.
PM backs big Reef grant
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has taken responsibility for a $444 million Great Barrier Reef grant.
Price speaks on whale watch
Environment Minister Melissa Price says Australia will not send a ship to monitor Japan’s “scientific” whaling hunts.
Black lung toll counted
About a tenth of long-time underground coal workers in the US have black lung, according to a new report.