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Queenslander scores top science job at the Australian Synchrotron University of Queensland researcher Prof. Ian Gentle has today been appointed the Australian Synchrotron’s Head of Science. His own research includes plans to use the facility to study and improve the effectiveness of drugs treating acne and other skin diseases.
Australia and its immediate neighbours are home to a third of the world’s languages, most of which could disappear without trace. A national archive project is capturing what it can, and making the resource available online to researchers and regional cultural centres.
Milk is complex, and understanding its molecular biology is a difficult but rewarding challenge. Not only are human and cow milk of huge social and economic importance, the milk of other animals reveals much about the evolution and development of mammals – including us. Victorian researchers have created a unique computing resource to share information…
The Victorian government announced today that they will contribute $1.45 million towards a $2.9 million high performance computer facility at the Australian Synchrotron.
Australian protein chemists and drug developers will be able to access synchrotron light within weeks and without leaving home thanks to a new service at the Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne.
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Published on behalf of Burness Communcations Authors call for overhaul of intellectual property laws worldwide Read about the report recommendations here OTTAWA – The world’s intellectual property system is broken, stopping lifesaving technologies from reaching the people who need them most in developed and developing countries, according to a report released in Ottawa today by…
And no, the world won’t end tomorrow View images here Read feature article on Australia and the Large Hadron Collider here Read about The University of Melbourne and University of Sydney public/student events here Just after 6pm today, Wednesday 10 September, the Large Hadron Collider will start up. Twenty years in the making, the A$6…
The odds that a futuristic quantum computer will be built of silicon have received a boost, thanks to new technology recently invented by researchers in the Centre for Quantum Computer Technology (CQCT).
Smarter air traffic control could save 500 kg of fuel and reduce airport noise by 35% for a typical Boeing 747 flight between Sydney and Melbourne according to a team of Canberra-based researchers.