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Science paper Friday, 15 September 2017 Background information below. More high-res images available below. Wastewater, tourism, and trade are moving microbes around the globe at an …
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Monash engineers have designed, printed, and test-fired a rocket engine. Media call 9.30 am, Monday 11 September, Woodside Innovation Centre, New Horizons Building, 20 Research Way, Monash …
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Quick facts A joint Monash University/Amaero team of engineers successfully designed, built, and tested a rocket engine in just four months The engine is a complex multi-chamber aerospike …
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Click here for high-res images. Background information below. And feature story by lead author Ian Wright for The Conversation here. A global team of researchers have cracked the mystery of …
Caring for Country in Arnhem Land Macquarie University Eureka Prize winners Macquarie University congratulates its winners in the 2017 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes and the winner of the Macquarie …
High-power diamond lasers, invented at Macquarie University, Eureka finalist High-power lasers have many potential applications: from medical imaging to manufacturing, shooting down drones or space …
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A unique collaboration between scientists and Aboriginal people in remote south-eastern Arnhem Land is building knowledge about country and how local people can better manage it. In the last nine …
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We spend three hours a day on our phones, on average, with almost one in five of us admitting we check our phone at least once every 15 minutes. These are some of the early findings from …
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Saturday 19 August 2017 Highlights for day eight of National Science Week’s nine-day ‘week’ 177 events and exhibitions, 16 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent. National and …
Friday 18 August 2017 Highlights for day seven of National Science Week 446 events and exhibitions, 23 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent. National and international …
Dozens of stories and interesting people at 120+ Science Week events in ACT Opening of Canberra’s re-vamped recycling facility…tour the facility, meet the experts and see how physics sorts trash …
