University of Western Australia (UWA)

The University of Western Australia (UWA) was established by an act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913.

Revolutionizing the future of metal mining with a new “key-hole surgery” technique to extract metals from the earth

Can activation of a distinct genetic pathway slow the progress of metastatic breast cancer?

The robots are coming for invasive species

Researchers from NYU Tandon School of Engineering and University of Western Australia report robotic fish predators can quickly stress invasive fish species to curb reproduction. Invasive species control is notoriously challenging, especially in lakes and rivers where native fish and other wildlife have limited options for escape. In his laboratory’s latest foray into using biomimetic

The robots are coming for invasive species

An artificial womb to save extremely premature babies

A major advancement in pioneering technology based around the use of an artificial womb to save extremely premature babies is being hailed as a medical and biotechnological breakthrough. Recently published in the medical publication, The American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the study presents world-first data demonstrating the ability of an artificial placenta-based life support

An artificial womb to save extremely premature babies

Industrial fishing fleets have doubled the distance they travel to fishing grounds since 1950 but now catch only a third per kilometre travelled

Industrial fishing fleets have doubled the distance they travel to fishing grounds since 1950 but catch only a third of what they did 65 years ago per kilometre travelled, a new study has found. Researchers from from the Sea Around Us initiative at the University of Western Australia and the University of British Columbia mapped the growth

Industrial fishing fleets have doubled the distance they travel to fishing grounds since 1950 but now catch only a third per kilometre travelled

Engineering students aim to generate first breathable air on Mars

A project by students from The University of Western Australia and Mars One astronaut candidate Josh Richards has reached the finals of an international competition to land vital experiments on the Red Planet. The Helena Payload project, which aims to generate the first breathable air on Mars, is one of 10 finalists in the Mars

Engineering students aim to generate first breathable air on Mars

New wireless network to revolutionise soil testing

A University of Southampton researcher has helped to develop a wireless network of sensors that is set to revolutionise soil-based salinity measuring. Dr Nick Harris, from Electronics and Electrical Engineering, worked with a group of professors from the University of Western Australia (UWA) to produce the revolutionary sensor that can carry out non-destructive testing of

New wireless network to revolutionise soil testing

Plants Employed As Sensing Devices

Plants have amazing and significant sensing capabilities. For instance, each single root apex can simultaneously and continuously monitor many chemical and physical parameters. Natural organisms, including human beings, have often inspired works of science and science fiction on how to augment their abilities or interface them with machines. As a remarkable example, electroencephalography (EEG) enables

Plants Employed As Sensing Devices

Breakthrough discovery could result in fragrant golden harvest

A foundation for the production of sandalwood oil by means of metabolic engineering Sandalwood oil – the ‘golden harvest’ – is one of the world’s most valuable essential oils, but increased demand has caused natural populations of sandalwood trees to diminish over the past century through harvesting, grazing animals and disease. Plantations of several sandalwood

Breakthrough discovery could result in fragrant golden harvest

New Study Recommends Using Active Videogaming (“Exergaming”) to Improve Children’s Health

Active console video games that track player movement to control the game Levels of physical inactivity and obesity are very high in children, with fewer than 50% of primary school-aged boys and fewer than 28% of girls meeting the minimum levels of physical activity required to maintain health. Exergaming, using active console video games that

New Study Recommends Using Active Videogaming (“Exergaming”) to Improve Children’s Health

Diss Information: Is There a Way to Stop Popular Falsehoods from Morphing into “Facts”?

False information is pervasive and difficult to eradicate, but scientists are developing new strategies such as “de-biasing,” a method that focuses on facts, to help spread the truth A recurring red herring in the current presidential campaign is the verity of President Barack Obama’s birth certificate. Although the president has made this document public, and

Diss Information: Is There a Way to Stop Popular Falsehoods from Morphing into “Facts”?

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New weather warning gauge for Australia
on May 7, 2021 at 7:50 am
Australia, the driest inhabited continent, is prone to natural disasters and wild swings in weather conditions—from floods to droughts, heatwaves and bushfires.
Australia news live update: new Covid rules in NSW as medical chief says ‘missing link’ in cases still unknown
on May 5, 2021 at 10:15 pm
Mask-wearing mandatory for all indoor public venues, including public transport. Follow latest updates ...
University of Western Australia: Black swan DNA could help us understand human response to bird flu
on May 3, 2021 at 5:58 am
In a world-first, scientists from The University of Western Australia have assembled the entire DNA of the black swan, which could offer insight into how the bird, and even humans, respond to bird flu ...
University of Western Australia: No more digging – a new environmentally friendly way of mining
on May 3, 2021 at 5:57 am
Researchers from The University of Western Australia, Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, the Technical University of Denmark and the University of Exeter have developed a new mining technique ...
No more digging – a new environmentally friendly way of mining
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Researchers from The University of Western Australia, Australia's national science agency CSIRO, the Technical University of Denmark and the ...

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University of Western Australia: Elijah the opera set to delight audiences
on May 5, 2021 at 7:55 pm
More than 150 student musicians and singers from The University of Western Australia’s Conservatorium of Music will perform with talented artists from West Australian Opera in the opera Elijah.Perform ...
Archaeology discovery: 1,000 structures older than Stonehenge could 'rewrite' history
on May 4, 2021 at 11:06 pm
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered more than 1,000 mysterious structures in Saudi Arabia that date back seven millennia - making them older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Subsea Discovery: SOI Releases Images from Study of NW Australian Deep Corals
on May 3, 2021 at 7:18 am
Scientists circumnavigate and map the seafloor of the entire mesophotic (deep water) zone in Ashmore Reef Marine ...
University of Western Australia: No more digging – a new environmentally friendly way of mining
on May 3, 2021 at 5:57 am
Researchers from The University of Western Australia, Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, the Technical University of Denmark and the University of Exeter have developed a new mining technique ...
No more digging – a new environmentally friendly way of mining
on May 2, 2021 at 7:44 pm
Researchers from The University of Western Australia, Australia's national science agency CSIRO, the Technical University of Denmark and the ...