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The Australian Launch of the International Year of Astronomy at Questacon in Canberra Australia's Chief Scientist Professor Penny Sackett launched the 2009 International of Astronomy on 28 January …
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Australian technology that saves the ozone layer and reduces greenhouse gases 3 December 2008 Three medals will be presented to leading scientists in Adelaide tonight. Three CSIRO scientists …
Astronomy at the Australian Institute of Physics 18th National Congress in Adelaide The discoverer of pulsars: Jocelyn Bell Burnell The UK's Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered pulsars by chance when …
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Stories from the Australian Institute of Physics 18th National Congress in Adelaide The nation's physicists are meeting in Adelaide this week. Some of the topics on the agenda are: Solar …
Stories from the Australian Institute of Physics 18th National Congress in Adelaide The nation's physicists are meeting in Adelaide this week. Some of the topics on the agenda are: Solar …
A new report released today by the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) says immediate measures are necessary to ensure vulnerable forests and those that rely on them for their …
Most vaccines need a ‘magic' booster or adjuvant to boost our immune response to the vaccine. But the best adjuvants are too toxic for human use. Now NZ scientists believe they have created a …
How many viruses are there in your blood? How many dangerous nano-particles in your car exhaust? qViro is a revolutionary New Zealand invention that offers the potential to quickly and cheaply answer …
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From today, thousands of Australian researchers have access to the power of the computing cluster that created the Lord of the Rings and King Kong. By using a new service called Green Button, …
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Carola Vinuesa Nature paper, child, Nature paper, child, Nature paper... Carola Vinuesa has had a busy few years. Her research has revealed key steps in how our immune system produces high quality, …
Clay Reid He wanted to be a funeral director, but he wasn't old enough. So, to fill in time, Clay Reid went to teacher college, and fell into a career he has made his own. After twenty years of …
Bronwyn Mart Bronwyn Mart believes that science should have a central role in the primary school curriculum. "Children are born curious about the world around them. We need to nurture and harness …
