Archived News for Research Sector Professionals - March, 2021
Traditional Owners and scientists are meeting to form a First People’s-led response to climate change.
Floods should be factored in
Experts have slammed building regulations that ignore major flood zones.
River review shows shifts
A global study shows climate change is driving changes in the flow and water volume of rivers worldwide.
Study plots ancient breeding
Researchers have found a hint of something big in the human fossil record.
ACCC announces 2021 targets
The ACCC is taking aim at common yet dangerous devices like quad bikes, button batteries and even falling furniture.
Defence tests AI drone
The RAAF has completed the first test flight of an Australian-designed military drone; the Loyal Wingman.
Skin cells turned into embryos
International researchers led by Australian experts have generated a model of a human embryo from skin cells.
Tech to test new supercomputer
Some high-tech research projects have been granted access to Australia’s top supercomputer.
Beach safety schemes unchecked
A review has found Australia’s beach safety programs are not being evaluated.
Clot fears stop rollouts
A string of European nations have halted their AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine rollouts over blood clot concerns.
La Niña seen to continue
Australia has recorded its wettest and coolest summer in at least five years, but the current conditions are not finished yet.
Review rejects hoarding claims
Researchers say water hoarding and and speculation are not driving price rises in the Murray-Darling Basin.
ACCC looks at browser bias
Regulators are concerned that people’s choices of browsers, and choice within browsers, is being unfairly limited.
AI trained on diseased tissue
Researchers are finding new ways to use artificial intelligence to help detect disease.
ASIO attributes ANU hack
ASIO director-general of security Mike Burgess says the agency knows more than it can say publicly about cyber attacks on local universities.
Cameras cracked in easy display
Hackers have breached security-camera data collected by Silicon Valley startup Verkada Inc.