Media Release Tuesday 7 December 2010 Isssued by the University of Melbourne The Director General of CERN, Switzerland, Professor Rolf-Dieter Heuer, has announced a new $25m Australian Research …
Award-winning physics builds a new world
What technologies will surround us in 2060? The clues are in the work of four physicists recognised with awards at the annual conference of the Australian Institute of Physics held in Melbourne in …
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A cubic kilometre ice telescope, silk for blood tests, stirring coffee and rocks…
Stories today at the physics congress in Melbourne A cubic kilometre of South Pole ice looking for dark matter From the chaos of stirring coffee to stirring rocks and cleaning up polluted ground …
The L’Oréal Foundation and the UNESCO recognise five exceptional women scientists with the 2011 For Women In Science awards
Australian professor Jillian Banfield honoured as the 2011 Laureate for North America November 11, 2010: Professor Ahmed Zewail, President of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards Jury, …
The L'Oréal Foundation and the UNESCO recognise five exceptional women scientists with the 2011 For Women In Science awards
Australian professor Jillian Banfield honoured as the 2011 Laureate for North America November 11, 2010: Professor Ahmed Zewail, President of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards Jury, today …
How do we kill rogue cells?
Assassin’s tricks revealed in Nature A team of Melbourne and London researchers have shown how a protein called perforin punches holes in, and kills, rogue cells in our bodies. Their discovery of the …
Backgrounder: How do we kill rogue cells?
A molecular assassin literally punches its way into rogue cells say a team of Melbourne and London researchers. Their discovery is published today in Nature. More effective treatments for …
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Australia increases its aid to help save children’s lives in the developing world
MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS The Hon. Kevin Rudd MP Canberra 7 October 2010 Australia will be investing $60 million over three years to help give children in developing countries life saving …
Australia increases its aid to help save children's lives in the developing world
MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS The Hon. Kevin Rudd MP Canberra 7 October 2010 Australia will be investing $60 million over three years to help give children in developing countries life saving …
Australia commits $US58 million to global vaccines initiative
This commitment is great news and a wonderful follow-up to the UN global health conference held in Melbourne last month. Here's the media release from GAVI - the Global Alliance for Vaccines …
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Single electron reader opens path for quantum computing
Australian engineers and physicists have developed a ‘single electron reader’, one of the key building blocks needed to make a quantum computer. Their work was published online by Nature on Monday 27 …
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Single electron reader opens path for quantum computing
A team led by UNSW engineers and physicists have developed one of the key building blocks needed to make a quantum computer using silicon: a “single electron reader”. Their work was published today …
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