A handheld detector that reduces both the cost and time taken to remediate sites contaminated by petroleum products has been launched to market in the United States. The device, RemScan, dev... Read more
Australian researchers have created the first ever interior 3D map of Italy’s iconic Leaning Tower of Pisa by using a breakthrough mobile laser mapping system. Developed by the CSIRO, Austra... Read more
AUSTRALIAN researchers have made a breakthrough in combatting a global stem rust strain threatening the world’s wheat crops CSIRO post-doctoral fellow Sam Periyannan has cloned a stem... Read more
A RMIT University research collaboration with top scientists in Australia and Japan is advancing next generation solar cells. The development of cheaper and less toxic solar cells using nano... Read more
Access to safe drinking water is a step closer to being a reality for those in developing countries, thanks to new research published today in Nature Communications. The study paves the way... Read more
Powerful x-rays can now be used to rapidly and accurately detect gold in ore samples, thanks to a new technique developed by CSIRO – a move that could save Australia’s minerals industry hund... Read more
More material could be saved when manufacturing wafers in future. Ultra-thin saws made of carbon nanotubes and diamond would be able to cut through silicon wafers with minimum kerf loss. A n... Read more
Increased levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) have helped boost green foliage across the world’s arid regions over the past 30 years through a process called CO2 fertilisation, according to CSIRO... Read more
A research team at Swinburne University of Technology has overcome a fundamental law of optical science that could lead to faster and more energy-efficient optical computing. It would allow... Read more
Australia is one of the leaders in the field Moving carefully along a row of apple trees, two of Australia’s newest agricultural workers check if the fruit is ripe or the soil needs wa... Read more
This has created a powerful and cost-effective new tool to capture and store, or potentially recycle, carbon dioxide. Emissions from coal power stations could be drastically reduced by a new... Read more
A new shower nozzle that uses up to 50 per cent less water while maintaining the sensation of full pressure could provide Australians with guilt-free showers over the hot, dry summer – simpl... Read more
“This breakthrough lays the foundation for a new electronics revolution and we look forward to exploring its potential.” Scientists at CSIRO and RMIT University have produced a n... Read more
