Archived News for Research Sector Professionals - January, 2016
An Australian researcher says disabled students are being misdiagnosed for school funding purposes.
Mega-blades segmented for strength
A new design for a turbine featuring blades over 200 metres long could see the birth of 50-megawatt (MW) offshore windmills.
NASA turns focus to space-talk
NASA has put together a team to develop the next generation of modem, based on a technology that itself is brand new.
New splint funded for run to market
An innovative, Australian-designed, light-weight splint to immobilise broken limbs will soon be available nationwide.
Babylon's bricks make maths history
The earliest ever examples of mathematical and geometric astronomy have been identified on ancient Babylonian stones.
Looking at 'love' of students
Early childhood educators should be friendly with their students, but should they ‘love’ them?
Speech help from feedback app
A new tech tool allows teachers to assess and provide helpful feedback in real time as students deliver oral presentations.
Breakthrough bottle for new source of water
An Austrian designer has come up with a bike-mounted water bottle that fills itself with water from the air.
City experts praise green view
Experts say using water properly could make Australian cities cooler and more environmentally-friendly.
Species maps reach new resolution
The Federal Government has updates its Species of National Environmental Significance Database to include higher-definition maps.
Tech push for bus boost
On any given bus ride, passengers read, text or while away the hours in any way their mobile phones let them.
Zika fears prompt new advice
Australia has issued new travel advice as the mosquito-borne Zika virus spreads across the Americas.
Cell treatment simplified by software
Soon it will be common to harvest cells from the body and turn them into tissues needed to treat disease.
Deep-thinking study boosts memory maths
Experts have updated their assumptions of the brain’s memory capacity.
New resources for real STEM boost
The Office of the Chief Scientist has put out its new STEM Programme Index.
Nose spray shows promise for birth help
Australian researchers say the smell of change is in the air, with a new treatment for the pain of childbirth.
Experts on quest for estranged solar neighbour
There are excited rumblings in the astronomy world after suggestions our solar system contains a never-before-seen planet.
Scientific value tallied at $330 billion
Scientific advances underpin $330 billion of Australia’s annual economic output, the Chief Scientist says.
Collector selection key to smashing plastic
New analysis says dredging plastic waste from coastal locations may be the most efficient way to clean it up.
Human progress shifts millenia
Evidence has been found that suggests early humans colonised Asian islands much earlier than previously thought.