A focus on cyber security and privacy-preserving technologies. Macquarie University is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Dali Kaafar as Scientific Director of the Optus Macquarie …
Microbial mass movements: the millions of species we ignore at our peril
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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A 3D printed rocket engine – made in Melbourne
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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3D printed rocket engine – backgrounder and links
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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The mystery of leaf size solved
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 …
Reinventing the laser
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 …
Reinventing the laser
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 …
The mystery of leaf size solved – photos
Click here for media release and background information. Click on photos for the high-res version. …
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Indigenous and Western science caring for country in Arnhem Land
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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Are you a slave to your smartphones? Or master of your mobile?
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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Sex, genes and rock ‘n’ roll; inside a dodgy drug lab; physics of recycling; and more
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 …
Keeping the lights on; Mayan astronomy; Whisky Academy; bull science; and more
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 …