The sky's the limit: construction approved for the Giant Magellan Telescope
24 June, 2015 by Lauren DavisJune 2015 marked a major milestone in the field of astronomy, with construction approval announced for the highly anticipated Giant Magellan Telescope — the biggest optical telescope in the world.
Mythbusting with microfossils
17 June, 2015 by Lauren DavisThere's no doubt that fossils provide an important window into the past, but just how much do we know about these traces of ancient life?
Who wins — the fungus or the frog?
16 June, 2015An epic battle is being fought between frog-killing chytrid fungus and the frogs of the world. And the outcome is not clear-cut. Australian scientists have found that while some native frogs are winning their war, others are not.
Injectable electronics could be the future of neuroscience
10 June, 2015An international team of researchers, led by Harvard University Professor Charles Lieber, has developed a method for fabricating nanoscale electronic scaffolds that can be injected via syringe.
Sea slug census is on this Saturday
04 June, 2015Members of the Combined Hunter Underwater Group (CHUG), Southern Cross University's (SCU) National Marine Science Centre and Underwater Volunteers NSW will this Saturday visit Nelson Bay, Port Stephens, to record and identify sea slug diversity.
Quantum tunnelling is an instantaneous process
01 June, 2015An international team of scientists studying ultrafast physics has solved a mystery of quantum mechanics, finding that quantum tunnelling is an instantaneous process.
Reality does not exist until it is measured
29 May, 2015Physicists at The Australian National University (ANU) have performed a famous experiment in quantum theory, created by the late theoretical physicist John Wheeler, which suggests that reality does not exist until it is measured.
Smartphones converted into biosensors
29 May, 2015Researchers from the ARC Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics have reconfigured smartphones as bioanalytical devices that allow for immediate diagnostic testing of arthritis, cystic fibrosis, acute pancreatitis and other clinical diseases.
How we found the source of the mystery signals at The Dish
27 May, 2015 by Emily Petroff, Swinburne University of TechnologyEveryone likes solving a mystery, and the hunt for the source of strange signals detected by Australia's Parkes radio telescope is a classic. Although how "aliens" became involved in the story is more of a media mystery.
The hunt for gravitational waves begins
25 May, 2015The Advanced LIGO project has been officially opened in the United States. The project aims to complete the search for the last missing piece of Einstein's general theory of relativity - gravitational waves.
New species of snail discovered
25 May, 2015A new species of snail has been discovered by a Bush Blitz expedition that took place on Bush Heritage Australia's Carnarvon Station Reserve in the highlands of southern Queensland.
Frontline immune cells can call for back-up
19 May, 2015Australian researchers have found that neutrophils - innate immune cells that swarm to sites of injury within minutes to undertake damage control and kill invaders - can in some cases enlist reinforcements in their fight against pathogens.
The first experimental exploration of quantum phase transitions
18 May, 2015Chinese and Australians scientists have published research experimentally exploring how quantum matter changes when it makes a 'quantum phase transition'.
UV light separates rare-earth elements
18 May, 2015Researchers from KU Leuven have discovered a method to separate the rare-earth elements europium and yttrium with UV light instead of traditional solvents. Their findings offer new opportunities for the recycling of fluorescent lamps and low-energy light bulbs.
Water fleas have genetically adapted to climate change
12 May, 2015Researchers from KU Leuven, Belgium, have led the first study to document evolutionary changes in the thermal tolerance of natural populations as a response to climate change.
