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See Darwin's flea – more on Darwin's celebrations around the country

After a big celebration of Charles Darwin’s 200^th birthday last week, evolution activities continue this week and through the year. [Read more…] about See Darwin's flea – more on Darwin's celebrations around the country

The world's largest solar plant, the sun and climate change, the physics of violins and the Large Hadron Collider

Stories from the Australian Institute of Physics 18th National Congress in Adelaide

The nation’s physicists are meeting in Adelaide this week.

Some of the topics on the agenda are:

Solar power

Michael Geyer, Abengoa Solar will talk about introducing concentrated solar power on the international energy market. This Spanish company is building the world’s largest solar plant – 280 Mw – in Arizona. [Read more…] about The world's largest solar plant, the sun and climate change, the physics of violins and the Large Hadron Collider

New head of synchrotron science hits the spot

Queenslander scores top science job at the Australian Synchrotron

University of Queensland researcher Prof. Ian Gentle has today been appointed the Australian Synchrotron’s Head of Science. His own research includes plans to use the facility to study and improve the effectiveness of drugs treating acne and other skin diseases.

Bringing life to dying languages

Australia and its immediate neighbours are home to a third of the world’s languages, most of which could disappear without trace. A national archive project is capturing what it can, and making the resource available online to researchers and regional cultural centres.

The miracle of milk revealed online

Milk is complex, and understanding its molecular biology is a difficult but rewarding challenge.

Not only are human and cow milk of huge social and economic importance, the milk of other animals reveals much about the evolution and development of mammals – including us.

Victorian researchers have created a unique computing resource to share information about their discoveries of milk’s molecular biology.