National recognition for astronomers from Perth, Canberra, and Melbourne The Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA) will honour the 6 at its Annual Scientific Meeting at the Macquarie University …
The art of closure
Mines turning into physics labs, parks, pumped hydro… Monday 26 June 2023 Many major mines around the world will close and thousands of new mines will open over the coming decades as the …
From liability to opportunity: Australian mine transition experts take world stage
Media release from the Cooperative Research Centre for Transitions in Mining Economies (CRC TiME) The Cooperative Research Centre for Transitions in Mining Economies (CRC TiME) will be sharing its …
Heat spots reveal growth rate of a galaxy 12 billion years ago
Precise mapping of temperature variation gives clue to its evolution A team of astronomers led by ASTRO 3D has drawn a temperature map of the dust drifting within one of the oldest spiral galaxies …
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A rare glimpse of our first ancestors in mainland Southeast Asia
Photos, video and visualisations available in Dropbox at https://bit.ly/3oSUd4L. …
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How good or evil are you when gaming?
Researchers have built their own computer game to test the impact of meters that show players the morality of their decisions. Two papers published by Macquarie University researchers reveal that …
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The world’s fastest industry standard optical fibre
Equal to more than 10 million home broadband connections Invented in Japan with Macquarie University support Images available for media use An optical fibre about the thickness of a human …
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How superbug A. baumannii survives metal stress and resists antibiotics
Work is underway into how science can stop the superbug A. baumanniii after research exposes a weak link in the deadly but poorly understood pathogen. Images for download The deadly hospital …
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Indigenous communities creating a new approach to STEM skills
An innovative chemistry, soap-making and hygiene engagement project is launching in partnership with young Indigenous scientists. MERCK’s Giorgia Todesco will travel to the Northern Territory …
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April’s total solar eclipse over Ningaloo: the first of five for Australia
Scientists and eclipse enthusiasts available for interviews: contact Tanya Ha at Science in Public on 0404 083 863 or tanya@scienceinpublic.com.au Images below At 11.29 am AWST on Thursday 20 …
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The largest cosmic blast ever, pinpointed with Macquarie researcher help
The location of the brightest cosmic explosion ever recorded was pinpointed at 2.4 billion light years from Earth by a team of astronomers, which included a Macquarie University researcher. The …
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Tracing 13 billion years of history by the light of ancient quasars
New evidence for rapid heating in the early universe Astrophysicists in Australia have shed new light on the state of the universe 13 billion years ago by measuring the density of carbon in the …
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