UK solar energy company invests in USyd start-up
13 April, 2016University of Sydney spin-off company Gelion has secured an $11 million investment in its plan to make commercially viable, nanostructured, gel-based batteries.
High-tech radars for Tasmania and Victoria
08 April, 2016The Bureau of Meteorology has installed a state-of the-art radar to take over from the West Takone weather watch radar in north-west Tasmania.
Reverse photosynthesis — sunlight can be used to produce chemicals and energy
07 April, 2016Researchers have discovered a natural process that sees the energy in solar rays break down plant material, rather than build it up.
Zika virus structure revealed
05 April, 2016A research team has determined the structure of the Zika virus, revealing insights critical to the development of effective antiviral treatments and vaccines.
Citizen scientists to create a 'feather map of Australia'
05 April, 2016By collecting wetland bird feathers, ordinary Australians can help researchers create the first ever 'Feather Map of Australia' to show the health of our wetland birds nationally.
Australian appointed Chief Scientist of The Nature Conservancy
05 April, 2016Professor Hugh Possingham has been announced as Chief Scientist of The Nature Conservancy, a leading conservation organisation.
Advancing digital pathology adoption
01 April, 2016 | Supplied by: Philips Components Pty LtdMassachusetts General Hospital will serve as a key testing site for a multicentred instrument precision study involving Royal Philips' digital pathology whole slide imaging IntelliSite Solution.
Testing reproductive compatibility with fluorescent sperm
30 March, 2016Scientists from The University of Western Australia have used fluorescent green dye to observe different sperm competing to fertilise eggs.
Biodiversity prevents disease
29 March, 2016 by Adam FloranceResearchers have shown a clear link between biodiversity and the severity of a fungal disease on a Tibetan alpine meadow.
Two trials to study wind farms and human health
23 March, 2016The National Health and Medical Research Council has awarded grants totalling $3.3 million to two trials into the effects of wind farms on human health.
The role of bacteria in platinum formation
22 March, 2016The University of Adelaide has led research into the role of specialist bacteria in the formation and movement of platinum and related metals in surface environments.
Hobart hosts international ice core scientists
09 March, 2016The International Partnerships in Ice Core Sciences (IPICS) Second Open Science Conference has begun.
The European bioeconomy under the microscope
04 March, 2016Comprehensive data on the European bioeconomy — that is, those parts of the economy that use renewable biological resources from land and sea to produce food, materials and energy — has been released for the first time.
Counting molecules with a mobile phone
26 February, 2016Scientists from the California Institute of Technology have invented a technique that will help bring emerging diagnostic capabilities out of laboratories and to the point of care.
Crystals increase microbes' methane emissions
18 February, 2016Researchers have discovered how to increase the amount of methane gas emitted by naturally occurring microbes living in coal seams and on food waste.
