Bright idea: new LEDs can detect off food and lethal gases
Your smart device could soon be even smarter with a new infrared light emitting diode (LED) that is ‘tuneable’ to different wavelengths of light – it could enable your fridge to tell you when your food...
UM holds roundtable meeting on the problem of transcendence in phenomenology and Chinese philosophy
The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau (UM), and the Departments of Philosophy at Sun Yat-Sen University’s Guangzhou and Zhuhai campuses...
What is Australia looking for in its inaugural poet laureate?
Peter Kirkpatrick in the Discipline of English and Writing asks what an Australian poet laureate will be expected to do or achieve ahead of the position's official appointment in 2025.
Breakthrough in understanding mysterious gamma-ray signal
A study by an international team of scientists has shed new light on the origins of a bright patch of gamma radiation toward the centre of our Milky Way.
Professor Chris Greening awarded Prime Minister’s Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
Professor Chris Greening has been awarded the Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year – one of seven Prizes for Science awarded by the Prime Minister every year.
Funding boost means sunny days for solar innovation
A $4.5 million funding boost will help researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) develop next-generation solar cell technology.
Waipapa Taumata Rau launches Youth Advisory Group
Waipapa Taumata Rau has teamed up with high schools across Tāmaki Makaurau and Pōneke to learn how to better engage with incoming rangatahi students.
Atlantic Fellows embark on their eighth year of Social Change Projects
The Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) program supports the leadership journeys of 20 social change makers, who share their learnings with Indigenous communities and broader society across the Pacific this year.
Mental health and pregnancy research in Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities awarded £2 million
Genes & Health, a pioneering genetic research programme that aims to improve health for British Bangladeshi and British Pakistani communities...
New high-definition images released of the baby universe
New research by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) collaboration has produced the clearest images yet of the universe’s infancy — the earliest cosmic time yet accessible to humans.
