Technology
Telescopes team up to study giant galaxy
Astronomers have used two Australian radio telescopes and several optical telescopes to study complex mechanisms that are fuelling jets of…
New methods push the boundaries of deep exploration geology
Curtin researchers are finding ways to combine seismic and electromagnetic data to generate highly detailed pictures of the subsurface. These…
Major milestone for key radio-astronomy project
The Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) has recorded a key milestone in its ongoing development, with the building and deployment of…
The solar perplex: why low-income households are peering into energy gloom
By 2040, global investment in solar and wind-power generation will surpass US$10 trillion. With glorious sunshine and notorious wind, WA…
Wave power device a swell innovation
Despite Australia boasting a coastline of around 35,000 kilometres, wave power has typically placed a distant third to the country’s…
From smarter science to safer campus
With a population of more than 40,000 students and staff, Curtin’s Bentley Campus is as busy as a small city.…
Health and safety get a leg up from robotic limb
When Head of Biorobotics Research Lab Dr Lei Cui invented an award-winning robotic finger orthosis last year, it was only…
Why is the new mineral discovered in Kalgoorlie significant?
In April, the discovery of a new mineral in an ore sample obtained from the Kalgoorlie Super Pit made international…
Pawsey Centre challenges Australia’s elite scientists
In 2009 the Australian Government allocated $80 million through the Super Science Initiative to construct the Pawsey Centre, a purpose-built…
Conference to discuss energy economics in a post-Kyoto world
This month, more than 200 economists, academics and key industry figures from 30 countries will gather in Perth for the…