Archived News for Research Sector Professionals - March, 2015
Local research body the Climate Council says the probability of drought in Australia will increase, and they will become more severe.
Engineers circling huge DNA boost
Chicken wire linked on the nano-scale could be the key to real-time, high throughput DNA sequencing, which would revolutionise medical research and testing.
Food test could kill GM fear
A study using over a decade of data has found no evidence of negative effects in livestock fed on genetically-modified foods.
Study shines light on gay pay gap
New figures show gay men earn around 20 per cent less than their heterosexual counterparts, while lesbians out-earn heterosexual women by at least 33 per cent.
High-tech, high-speed, highways of the body
Australian research engineers have created a ‘Google Maps’ view of the body.
Robo-miners going deep
Experts have embarked on a quest to build the next generation of robotic underwater mining systems.
Big money helps Melbourne-based studies
Experts have received a massive $39 million in collaborative research grants from the Federal Government’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
New device means better start for tiny hearts
Biomedical engineers have developed the first fully implantable micro-pacemaker designed for use in a foetus.
Power and knowledge in big QLD solar
A new age of solar energy and information is dawning in Queensland.
Wind farm health checks continue
More Government-funded research into the health effects of wind farms will be undertaken.
Blocks and finger-paint; tools of kindy business
New research suggests playing can be a lot of hard work.
More needed to avoid poison playgrounds
With potentially harmful chemicals accumulating on children’s playgrounds around the country, researchers have studied how effective simple cleaning techniques may be.
STEM careers falling in colonial gap
Modern science and ancient Indigenous knowledge should be much more closely linked, one expert says.
Uni coffers drop on external factors
New figures show Western Australia's universities suffered a significant drop in income in 2014.
Easily-avoided metadata bill continues
The Senate will vote on the Government’s metadata retention bill today, and it appears almost certain to pass with the blessing of the party technically considered the Opposition.
New tech for sea checks tested
The University of Sydney will surround a reef with robotic eyes, to spy on the creatures that live there.
Plastic claims break down under scrutiny
New research suggests the biodegradable claims on some plastic containers may not be all they appear.
Small nudge for big effect in liquidation
Business simulation experiments have shown simple interventions could increase compliance by company directors whose companies are undergoing liquidation.
Tiny debut could be sole role for rodent
A beautiful, ingenious and miniscule Australian native has been caught on camera, but researchers believe it may be the first and last time.
Workforce warned before robot revolution
Robots will change the Australian workforce in the next decade, according to some.