Press release from Springer Nature Group of Eight jostle for high-quality scientific research leadership in Australia Australia is placed 12th globally for its contribution to high-quality scientific research papers, according to the Nature Index Tables released together today. Australia is just ahead of India and three places behind South Korea. The US leads the index,…
Press release from Springer Nature The US is the world’s largest contributor to high-quality scientific research papers, followed by China and Germany, according to the Nature Index 2016 Tables. Of the top ten countries in the Nature Index, only China has shown double-digit compound annual growth between 2012 and 2015 with some of its universities…
Press release from Springer Nature Otago at 303 in global index of thousands of universities, ahead of Auckland at 386 New Zealand is 30th globally for its contribution to high-quality scientific research papers, according to the Nature Index Tables released together today. That puts it just behind Ireland, but ahead of Saudi Arabia, Chile, and…
Press release from Springer Nature NTU at 32 in global index of universities with NUS at 40 Singapore is 17th globally for its contribution to high-quality scientific research papers, according to the 2016 Nature Index Tables released together today. That puts it behind Australia (in 12th place) but in front of Taiwan (18) and Russia…
Posted on behalf of the University of New South Wales A research team led by Australian engineers has created the first working quantum bit based on a single atom in silicon, opening the way to ultra-powerful quantum computers of the future. In a landmark paper published today in the journal Nature, the team describes how…
Botanical illustration incorporates an extraordinary range of plant representations from flower paintings to finely detailed drawings of plants used for botanical purposes. As an artform it is often based in science and as a scientific document it is often viewed as an artwork.