Featured: Stories of Australian Astronomy 2012
For about 40,000 years, the indigenous peoples of Australia developed remarkably sophisticated explanations of what they saw in the sky above.
Today, Australian astronomers are continuing to unravel the mysteries of the southern sky.
Stories of Australian Astronomy 2012 was commissioned to showcase this diverse and vibrant field.
Start with
our introduction or at the
table of contents, or read the magazine in
print format as a PDF.
We also regularly publish other storybooks:
Stories of Australian Science is a magazine-style print collection illustrating the diversity of Australian science. It is distributed around the world via Australian embassies, as well as being sent to journalists and decision-makers across Australia.
View the latest edition online
here, as PDF
here, or click on a story below:
Australia’s scientific approach to grape growing and winemaking means that you can be confident in what you’re buying when you drink Australian wines. And that’s helped Australian wine become the market leader in the UK and second behind Italy in the US market.
Now researchers at [...]
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CSIRO scientist Dr Maxine McCall is testing sunscreens containing nanoparticles to assess the safety of these products.
Sunscreens have long contained bulk particles of zinc and titanium oxides as their active ingredients to absorb or reflect damaging ultraviolet light. In contrast to chemical absorbers, such as [...]
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We also help Australia's Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research to highlight Australia's collaboration with other countries:
Australia and China - Read more
here or as a PDF
here.
US-Australian Innovation - View online
here or as a PDF
here.
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You can keep up with the latest in Australian research of note here.
