Do you love or loathe your creepy-crawly house guests? Are you an insecticide at the ready kind of person? Or do you take a more live and let live approach? Researchers from Macquarie University and …
Bugs’ burps for efficient hydrogen production
Bacteria that turn sugar into hydrogen are being engineered by Macquarie University researchers who received a $1.1 million grant from ARENA, the Australian government’s renewable energy …
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Turning coffee waste into coffee cups
A Macquarie PhD student believes he’s come up with a way to turn coffee waste into biodegradable plastic coffee cups. He’s developed a method to turn coffee grounds into lactic acid, which can then be …
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$6.9 million quest for new antibiotics from Australia’s unique microbiome
Macquarie University and UWA scientists will join forces with two Australian companies to search for new antibiotics in 500,000 species of Australian microbes. Background information below. The …
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Macquarie and Analog Devices announce partnership to develop the next generation of design engineers
New lab designed to meet the demands of the next wireless revolution Macquarie’s School of Engineering today announced a partnership with semiconductor company Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADI) to …
The future of electronics is chemical
We can’t cram any more processing power into silicon-based computer chips. But a paper published in Nature overnight reveals how we can make electronic devices 10 times smaller, and use molecules to …
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Why bluetongue lizards’ tongues are blue
Bluetongue lizards use their tongues as a last-ditch effort to avoid being eaten, according to the latest research from the Lizard Lab at Macquarie University in Sydney. …
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Are damselflies in distress?
How are insects responding to rapid climate change? Molecular Ecology paper Monday, 30 April 2018 Damselflies are evolving rapidly as they expand their range in response to a warming climate, …
Robots: 22 international teams, 51 Aussie teams competing at Sydney Olympic Park from Sunday
FIRST Robotics Competition Australian Regionals kick off in Sydney from 11-18 March. Move over Olympians! It’s athletes of a different kind that will be pitting their skills against each other at …
Beatrix Potter, pioneering scientist; using whales and fish to trace emerging viruses; travelling back in time; and uniting women in earth and environmental sciences
Female scientists have played a critical role in many scientific discoveries throughout history, but their contributions have often been overlooked. Ahead of International Women’s Day this Thursday, …
World’s largest-ever ape; more efficient aircraft; and why having more women in science matters
Science needs more women and four Macquarie scientists can tell you why ahead of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science this Sunday. Professor Barbara Messerle is a research chemist …
Saving our species and the future of weeds: protecting biodiversity in a changing climate
Biodiversity Node at Macquarie University wins 2017 BHERT Award for Outstanding Collaboration for National (Non-Economic) Benefit New South Wales is better placed to manage and protect its …