Technology
Curtin scientists use giant telescope on sea floor to study rays from space
Curtin University researchers are part of an international project that will use a huge underwater neutrino telescope at the bottom…
Curtin ranked among world’s top 300 in latest global university rankings
Curtin University has jumped into the world’s top 300 universities, according to the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2019 released overnight. Curtin…
Curtin planetary scientist unravels mystery of Egyptian desert glass
A Curtin University researcher has solved a nearly 100-year-old riddle by discovering that glass found in the Egyptian desert was…
All at sea: Small ocean critters under satellite scrutiny
This week, satellite oceanographer Professor David Antoine, from Curtin’s School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, will co-lead a research voyage…
Curtin researchers find new critically endangered carnivorous plants
Curtin University researchers have discovered a new population of a critically endangered aquatic carnivorous plant in Western Australia’s remote Kimberley,…
Spinning black hole sprays light-speed plasma clouds into space
Astronomers have discovered rapidly swinging jets coming from a black hole almost 8000 light-years from Earth. Published today in the…
Curtin Professor appointed Chief Scientist for NZ environmental authority
Curtin University has congratulated Professor Michael Bunce on being appointed the Chief Scientist of New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).…
Curtin researchers discover ‘ghostly’ signs of a mysterious new mineral
An international research team including Curtin University scientists has documented the ‘ghost’ of an undiscovered mineral at two ancient meteorite…
Curtin research reveals the mysterious cause of static electricity
Curtin University chemists have explained the enigmatic everyday phenomenon of static electricity and why it occurs, with the breakthrough offering…
Build your first app with Curtin’s latest MOOC
Budding digital entrepreneurs across the globe will be given the ‘app’-ortunity to launch their very own iOS app as part…