Real-time alert system heralds new era in fast radio burst research
McGill University scientists have developed a new system for sharing the enormous amount of data being generated by the CHIME radio telescope in its search for fast radio bursts (FRBs)...
Encouraging and supporting the risk-takers
Many entrepreneurs build companies to tackle problems they’ve experienced first-hand — and Kurtis McBride (BASc ’04, MASc ’07) is one of them.
The low-cost widely available drug that could fight COVID-19
A widely available and affordable drug, heparin, limits lung damage when inhaled by COVID-19 patients, according to world-first findings by researchers from The Australian National University (ANU).
Tireless bat conservationist celebrated in King’s New Years Honours
A University of Bristol alumnus and honorary research fellow has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in recognition of services to bat conservation spanning more than six decades.
Livestock research scholarship funded by founder of ANZCO Foods
A new Lincoln doctoral scholarship aims to help meet the need for alternative pastoral livestock production systems that will foster the environment, soil, livestock, and human health.
New method projects very likely range of future sea-level rise
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from NTU Singapore, and Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), The Netherlands, has projected that if the rate of global CO2 emissions continues to
3D printing helps turn ‘bleach’ into non-toxic rocket fuel
A University of Canterbury Engineering student is using 3D printing to help turn hydrogen peroxide into a non-toxic rocket fuel for the growing aerospace market.
Grant captures international experts in hydrogen research
A project at The University of Western Australia to build international partnerships that support Australia-China hydrogen and carbon capture research has received Federal Government funding.
Students break down borders for crop heat and drought research
Two postgraduate candidates at The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture have overcome numerous challenges of the pandemic to conduct research from almost 8000km away in India.
From trash to treasure: recycling facility launched to give e-waste a new life
There’s a new solution for Australia’s growing e-waste problem, with the opening of the UNSW-designed Plastics Filament MICROfactorie in Sydney.
