Technology
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…