Explainer: The mysterious missing magnetic monopole
28 September, 2016 by T'Mir Danger Julius, Swinburne University of TechnologyAll the magnets we've ever seen have a north and a south, but there might be some out there that have only one end.
Scientists unravel how natural gas is converted into methanol at room temperature
16 September, 2016Twenty years after the technique was developed, a collaboration between scientists at KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium, and Stanford University has revealed the mechanism behind the direct conversion process of natural gas into methanol at room temperature.
New hybrid energy centre transforming low-emission technologies
09 September, 2016CSIRO has launched its Centre for Hybrid Energy Systems, a collaborative facility to research cutting-edge renewable and hybrid energy technologies.
New funds to recharge battery research
25 August, 2016A new battery that can be charged in minutes and run for a lot longer is being developed in a project funded by a grant from the Queensland-Chinese Academy of Sciences Collaborative Research Fund.
Research cooperation between Bosch and Bühler for food processing technology
23 August, 2016Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions and Bühler are to expand their research and development partnership.
Happy 10th birthday to Australia's OPAL nuclear research reactor
12 August, 2016ANSTO is marking a decade of research contributing to our health, the environment and industry.
Curtin scientists probe to make invisible gold visible
10 August, 2016Scientists are using the new Geoscience Atom Probe Facility at Curtin University to study mineral deposits containing locked resources of gold in refractory ores.
Better quality control with digital assistance systems
05 August, 2016A digital assistance system developed by Fraunhofer researchers will enable significantly more workers to ensure the quality of crankcase honing at Volkswagen.
We are wasting our waste
02 August, 2016We are wasting our waste — particularly our industrial waste — University of Sydney chemical engineering experts advise.
Touch-sensitive woven skin
01 August, 2016Researchers have developed smart threads that can be woven into pressure-sensitive electronic skin for robots or medical prosthetics.
Australian technology delivers low-cost magnesium
20 July, 2016CSIRO and Enirgi Group have joined forces to develop and commercialise an affordable and low-emission technology for producing magnesium metal.
Half of Australian businesses unprepared for digital transformation
11 July, 2016Research from IFS indicates that 50% of Australian businesses are unprepared for digital transformation, despite 81% expecting it to play a key role in their future.
CSIRO research taking the drag out of industrial pumping
05 July, 2016CSIRO technology that takes the energy-sapping 'drag' out of industrial pumping has been adopted by major mining company Glencore's Minara Resources following a successful full-scale trial.
Molten salt research to reduce mining costs
29 June, 2016Molten salt technology is being developed for use in mineral processing in the mining industry to reduce energy and water costs.
Aussie scientists make self-folding straw
28 June, 2016Scientists at ANU have made a new material which folds itself into a straw-like tube when it comes into contact with water, then propels the liquid through the tube. The new material can be used to easily create cheap fluid distribution systems that could be used for medical sample analysis, biological sensors or microrobotics.
