Technology
Muddy tracks to roads using bacteria
Researchers at Curtin Malaysia are taking an innovative approach to road making, using bacteria as a ‘biocement’. It could be the answer…
Future focused: Curtin’s new MicroMasters® program
Imagine if your fridge was able to scan a microchip in your milk container to determine when you need more,…
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 micro drug delivery system reduces side effects, costs
Professor Neil Foster from the WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering is developing an improved, targeted pharmaceutical…
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,…
New intelligence predicts road accidents before they happen
A new branch of real-time analytics that predicts when and where a road incident is likely to happen has captured…
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…
Technology providing a guiding light in an emergency
Curtin alumnus Con Michael has developed a product that is set to revolutionise emergency response management. It’s set to make…