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Ice, Ice, Maybe
Bacteria that trigger frost in grapes could also be responsible for forming raindrops in the atmosphere.
Solar Soldiers
Highly efficient, flexible and lightweight solar modules are set to expand the power capabilities of mobile devices used by both the military and civilians.
What Goes Down Your Drain?
Think about the number of chemicals we use each day – the cleaning agents, fragrances and deodorants, toothpaste, disinfectant and medications. Now think about where these end up, and consider that many survive water treatment and end up in the environment.
Beating Diabetes
A chemical compound that acts as a “saviour” of dying insulin cells could provide a therapy for Type 2 diabetes.
Phone Health an Elusive Call
To investigate whether mobile phones and base stations affect people’s health, researchers are having to come up with clever tests that pull together several strands of research.
Breaking Internet Speed Limits
A new device being developed could eliminate the “electronic bottleneck” that is keeping internet speeds well below the capacities of fibre optic networks.
Sea Squirt Sex: Surprising Sophistication behind the Simplicity
Although sea squirts appear to have a relatively simple sex life, these primitive animals show remarkable sophistication by adjusting the quality of their gametes according to their surroundings.
In Space No One Can Hear You Sue
The set of laws we decide to apply to astronauts will have profound implications for the type of spacefaring society we become, but there are some tricky questions to be answered along the way.
Gross Domestic Procrastination
Governments were slow to act on climate change because of the expected costs of action, but scientists question the use of GDP as a measure of economic success.
conSCIENCE
Sparking Creativity in Young Researchers
Integrity and scepticism are, perhaps, the two sides of the same coin. We must encourage both in young scientists.
BROWSE
Mother Fossil Find Awarded
Australasian Science Prize
ADHD Kids Fail Smell Test
Puberty Earlier When Fathers Are Absent
Mighty Reef Found In Outback
DHEA Doesn’t Help Menopausal Women
More Carbon In Permafrost
Malaria Parasites Sequenced
Flu Pioneer Passes Away
Germ Warfare Yields Wine
Imprinting Shared by Humans and Marsupials
CSIRO Strikes Invisible Gold
Tooth Stem Cells Put the Bite on Stroke
No-Take Zones Stop Starfish
Fish Stage Reef Return
Frazer Wins PM’s Science Prize
Scientists Respond to Garnaut’s Final Review
New Chief Scientist Named
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