Archived News for Research Sector Professionals - May, 2022
ATSE requests STEM focus
Tech advocates are urging the new Australian Government to urgently decarbonise the economy and invest in the STEM workforce.
Folbigg review secured
Australian academics have successfully pushed for the review of a historic murder case.
Go8 calls for focus
Australia’s biggest universities want the new federal government to focus on education as a major driver of economic growth.
Life flickers in donated eyes
Scientists have briefly revived light-sensing cells in the eyes of a deceased person.
Night light powers new cells
UNSW researchers have worked out how to harvest energy from light at night.
Reef heat keeps rising
The Great Barrier Reef last year saw its hottest December on record since 1900.
Satellite study shows wetlands loss
Analysis of more than one million satellite images suggest 4,000 square kilometres of tidal wetlands have been lost globally over 20 years.
Waste tuned for mercury removal
Researchers have come up with a better way to remove mercury from the environment.
Antibody slide studied
A new study has looked at the decline of antibodies following infection with the COVID Omicron strain.
EU tightens tech protection
The EU is imposing tougher cyber security rules for energy facilities and other key sectors.
Eye scars show high infection
New stats suggest one in 150 Australians have retinal scars caused by the Toxoplasma parasite.
Local black hole snapped
Researchers have obtained the first image of the black hole at the centre of our galaxy.
Nano-MRI backed
Government funding is fast-tracking development of a new technology to precisely image aggressive brain cancers and guide treatment.
Spanish flu still lingers
German research suggests the seasonal flu might be a direct descendant of the 1918 ‘Spanish flu’.
Tsunami alarm advanced
New tsunami sensors could warn of looming threats before seismic waves even arrive.