Archived News for Research Sector Professionals - January, 2021
Australian researchers have come up with a cleaner and greener way to make ammonia.
'Gut feeling' precedes awareness
New research looks at the timing of ‘gut feelings’ and how humans assess ‘face value’.
ANSTO aids cathode quest
Australian experts are helping design new cathodes for high-performing sodium ion batteries.
ARENA backs coal-hydro plan
Government money will be used to investigate using an underground coal mine for pumped hydro storage.
Phages kill superbug resistance
Experts are working to undo the antibiotic-resistance of a dangerous superbug.
PPE not safe from slave labour
Concern has been raised about the use of slave labour in producing PPE.
WHO team lands in China
A team of WHO investigators have landed in China, ready to find out more about the origins of COVID-19.
Crust shows global growth
A new study of Earth’s crust shows a global growth spurt three billion years ago.
Local spots on forest list
Australia is the only developed nation on a new list of global deforestation hotspots.
Oscillation hints at new particle
Some high-tech research has uncovered hints of an unknown quantum particle.
COVID boosts government trust
People’s trust in government in Australia appears to have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Google baulks at research terms
Google has reportedly moved to tighten control over its scientists’ papers.
Health head calls for green focus
Experts want the health sector to show the same leadership on climate change as during the COVID-19 public health crisis.
Locals seek new anti-viral
Queensland researchers are working to cut the global death rate from dengue, Zika and other mosquito-borne viruses.
Funds back new jabs
The Federal Government has funded trials for new COVID-19 vaccines that could have a number of benefits over current treatments.
Cheap tube for flinging fish
Engineers have come up with a fish transport system that lets them glide over dam walls, weirs and other barriers.