The Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP has released the Australian Government’s Innovation Report 2005-06.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientists have used electrostatic attraction to layer reactive biological molecules lasagne-style around spaghetti-like carbon nanotubes.

All objects in nature are made of irregular molecules called fractals and scientists now have created and captured an image of the largest man-made fractal molecule at the nanoscale.

A research team from Uppsala University has uncovered an entirely new mechanism for how communication between cells is regulated.

A University of Queensland team has challenged the nation’s corporate and political leaders to urgently boost investment in science and technology.

SIA has announced that Duncan Jones has accepted the position of executive director of Science Industry Australia and will begin work Monday 5th June 2006.

CSIRO's Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) is hosting a project aimed at reducing the impact of the H5N1 avian influenza virus.

Nine Australian research projects which target the National Research Priorities will share in $2.9 million in funding in a round of the International Science Linkages (ISL) Competitive Grants, as part of the Backing Australia’s Ability initiative.

Scientists from Monash University and the Australian Stem Cell Centre have announced they will work with a Californian university to create an international collaboration in stem cell research.

From kangaroo DNA and wine testing to protecting Australia’s possums, Australia’s science elite will be recognised in Canberra.

How fungi undergoes the transformation into serious pathogens has always been a puzzle to scientists, now however, a team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health has discovered a master molecular sensor embedded in the spores of the fungi that triggers the transformation.

Scientists have developed a way of measuring levels of fluid in the brain that avoids the need for painful lumbar punctures.

A test has been developed that can assess the robustness of the immune system in poultry by the Eureka E! 2692 molecular tests project.

Most schools have difficulty providing practical genetic engineering activities for their students, so CSIRO Science Education Centre has organised a Genetic Engineering program for Victorian Certificate of Education Biology students that can provide experience and knowledge in genetic engineering applications and processes.

Scientists from Queensland University of Technology have been awarded more than $1 million in new Smart State grants.