Technology
Curtin researcher only Australian working on NASA’s Mars Mission
Curtin University planetary scientist Dr Katarina Miljkovic will take part in NASA’s Mars InSight Mission to study the crust and…
World’s ‘oldest’ spider discovered in Australian outback
Australian researchers have discovered what is thought to be the world’s oldest recorded spider, unlocking key information about the mysterious…
A big step toward the Square Kilometre Array in Western Australia
The completion of works to make the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) ten times more powerful in its exploration of the…
Outback radio telescope listens in on interstellar visitor
A telescope in outback Western Australia has been used to listen to a mysterious cigar-shaped object that entered our Solar…
Curtin Accelerate business innovations unveiled
An integrated solar photovoltaic and thermal panel that generates both electricity and heat, software to prevent cyber-attacks and a platform…
Earth’s mid-life crisis – new research backs ‘lull’ in the geologic record
New research backing claims that the Earth experienced a ‘geological lull’ in its development around 2.3 to 2.2 billion years…
New security standard for Curtin’s health research networks
Two of Curtin University’s vital health research data networks have been certified to a globally recognised information security management standard,…
Oldest land-plant microfossils in Australia found in WA’s Canning Basin
Collaborative research led by the WA Organic & Isotope Geochemistry Centre at Curtin University has discovered the oldest land-plant microfossils…
Electrochemical aspects of semiconductors no longer ‘flawed’
Researchers from Curtin University have been able to reproduce and explain the often puzzling behaviour of electrons that enter or…
New Curtin Professor and MWA Director to help drive WA towards the SKA
Curtin University has attracted one of the world’s leading astronomers from the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project. Professor Melanie Johnston-Hollitt…