Archived News for Research Sector Professionals - April, 2018
Researchers are recreating the underwater geolocation abilities of the mantis shrimp.
Study pushes vape for smokers
A new review has found doctors should consider recommending e-cigarettes for patients who repeatedly fail to stop smoking tobacco.
Uni faces 'killer robot' boycott
Leading AI researchers have announced a boycott of South Korea's top university over claims it is building killer robots.
Vax system set to deliver
Australian researchers have developed new technology to deliver vaccines for more cheaply and efficiently.
Study plots descending education
A new study suggests education levels can have long generational effects.
Union review calls for closure
A review commissioned by the Tasmania University Union (TUU) has recommended it shut itself down.
Drones reveal whale weight change
Researchers using drones to observe southern right whales have for the first time revealed the high cost on the mother of giving birth and raising a young calf.
Galactic lens reveals far stars
Researchers have spotted two ‘twinkling’ stars in galaxies billions of light years away - much further away than we can usually see.
Papers probe Paris effects
Research predicts food production issues, water scarcity, and economic losses if the Paris goals cannot be reached.
Promising new purifier reported
Engineers have created a new water purification device that uses sunlight and ‘hydrogels’.
AAS launches brain campaign
Australian scientists are calling for big improvements in local brain science and the development of neuro-technologies.
Photon control coming
Australian scientists have overcome a key challenge in bringing quantum speed computing closer to reality.
Station crash confirmed
China’s Tiangong-1 space station has crashed to Earth over the South Pacific.