Environment
Most vulnerable households worried about summer energy bills: survey
Two-thirds of vulnerable customers were financially better off under an alternative energy pricing product trialled in regional Western Australia by…
Curtin research finds smarter way to harvest solar energy for clean fuels
Curtin University researchers have developed a low-cost and environmentally friendly method to harvest energy from sunlight to produce clean fuels…
Surgical screw invention crowned overall winner at Curtinnovation Awards
An innovative orthopaedic screw that could help improve patient outcomes after complex trauma surgery has been named as the overall…
Curtin research uncovers unique nesting habits of WA resin bee
Curtin University research has found that a native resin bee endemic to Western Australia is unique in using dry Banksia…
Curtin University Professor named the Premier’s Scientist of the Year
Curtin University congratulates eminent global urban design and transport sustainability expert Professor Peter Newman on being named Scientist of the…
Curtin researchers share secret seed recipe for better biodiversity
Curtin University researchers have developed a seed-coating technology that can help bring degraded landscapes back to life and repair damaged…
Bayswater community works with architecture students to inject life back into suburb
The city of Bayswater has been “treading water” for nearly 25 years, according to Chair of Future Bayswater, Paul Shanahan.…
The brains behind Australia’s first groundwater replenishment scheme
Over the past 50 years, the rainfall in Western Australia’s southwest has decreased by nearly a fifth, prompting Perth to embark…
The carbon positive living lab: White Gum Valley
Australia’s signing of the Paris Agreement signifies the nation’s commitment to reducing the use of fossil fuels to combat climate…
Fire and flora: a relationship 100 million years strong
Living at this moment in geological time on our hot, dry continent, it would seem that fire is a natural…