Technology
Space hunt begins as WA’s Binar-1 mission takes next giant leap
Western Australia’s homegrown spacecraft, Binar-1, has been shot into the vacuum of space- deployed into Low Earth Orbit from the…
New insights into social norms can drive positive social changes
New Curtin research has shed light on why people adopt social norms or conventions, such as hand shaking versus fist…
Automated fish counting system to benefit ecology, fisheries industry
Researchers from the Curtin Institute for Data Science (CIDS) will use the latest in data science to develop an automated…
Talented Curtin trio win WA Young Tall Poppy Science Awards
Three Curtin University researchers have been recognised in the Western Australian Young Tall Poppy Science Awards, for their research achievements…
New research to bring fibre optic technology to Australia’s resources sector
A Curtin research team will work to bring leading broadband fibre optic acoustic sensing technology to the Australian oil and…
Mauritius incident was world’s first major spill of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil
A year after bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground in an environmentally sensitive area off Mauritius, Curtin University-led research has…
Study reveals threat of catastrophic supervolcano eruptions ever-present
Curtin scientists are part of an international research team that studied an ancient supervolcano in Indonesia and found such volcanoes…
Curtin students named among best and brightest at Premier’s awards
Two outstanding Curtin University students and a leading science outreach program for children have been crowned winners at the 2021…
Invisible barrier breakthrough a boon for electronics, artwork and more
Curtin University researchers have found applying a thin invisible layer of graphene oxide to silicon forms an impermeable barrier, which…
Curtin hosts new ARC training centre with a mission to heal country
Australia’s first Indigenous Chair for Biodiversity and Environmental Science will lead a ground-breaking new Curtin University-based training centre that will…