University of Melbourne confers six honorary doctorates
A leader in the genomics revolution, a virologist who has driven public health reform in several countries and a miner who went on to oversee an iconic Australian airline are among six honorary doctorates conferred by the University of Melbourne this evening.
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King’s Professor receives international award
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has honoured King's Professor Jian S Dai with the 2020 Machine Design Award.
A new dye shakes up solar cells
EPFL scientists have developed a new dye for solar cells that enables high power-conversion efficiency while being simple and cheap to make.
Nature-inspired pressure sensing technology aims to transform healthcare and surgical robots
NUS researchers take a leaf out of nature’s book to develop ‘eAir’ — an aero-elastic sensor that revolutionises the way pressure is detected
Citizen of the Year honoured for pioneering COVID-19 treatment
Two leading University of Newcastle health researchers, Professor Nathan Bartlett and Emeritus Professor Julie Byles have each been honoured in the 2024 City of Newcastle Citizen of the Year Awards.
How sexuality conflicts are quietly breaking relationships apart
A new study identified a surprising factor that is undermining relationship satisfaction and stability: the inconsistency between a person’s sexual identity or attraction, and whether they are in a same-sex or different-sex relationship.
Pumice the key to solving seabird mass death mystery
Researchers have used the evidence of pumice from an underwater volcanic eruption to answer a long-standing mystery about a mass death of migrating seabirds.
Affordability and efficiency is the future of healthcare
COVID has highlighted the differences in healthcare affordability across the globe, with a glimpse into what the future of medicine could look like if we don’t act.
Hydrocolloids Conference seeks solutions for the future
Leading scientists from around the world converged on Palmerston North recently, thanks to Aotearoa New Zealand’s growing reputation in food science.
