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Big data research skills come under the microscope
WA’S CHIEF Scientist Professor Peter Klinken is chairing a review examining ways to maximise the state’s competitive advantages in health research and data linkage and come up with ways to make the...
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Do parents’ sleep problems get passed on to their kids?
THE SLEEPING habits of more than 1,000 adult West Australians are to be assessed to see if their sleep disorders are capable of being passed on to their children.
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Baby boomers line up for Busselton ageing study
SOME 5,000 baby boomers in Busselton are taking part in a unique health study examining how they’re likely to cope with old age and how to better treat the diseases affecting them.
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3D face scans may pinpoint autism earlier than normal
TELETHON Kids Institute researchers are hoping 3D face scanning technology will help detect autism in children as young as one year old, which is at least one year earlier than current practices allow...
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Pioneering plant researcher is WA’s Scientist of the Year
INTERNATIONALLY renowned plant and seed researcher Professor Kingsley Dixon has won the $50,000 WA Scientist of the Year award.
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The WA Government has awarded the first of five Premier’s Fellowships to encourage internationally prominent scientists to pursue ground-breaking research in Western Australia. Speaking at the...
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Mine software team scoops up top Curtin innovation award
A SOFTWARE system that can schedule the shutdown of mines for maintenance work has picked up the main prize at the 2016 Curtin Commercial Innovation Awards.
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug approved by FDA
THE powerful US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the green light to a drug developed by WA researchers Sue Fletcher and Steve Wilton for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Tapping into the unique skills of students with autism
In what's believed to be an Australian first, Curtin University is tapping into the unique skills of students with autism to help them find careers in the software testing industry.
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Premier’s Fellow targets big data as the key to smarter farming
WA’S newest Premier’s Fellow is set to work with local researchers to better utilise the enormous amounts of data now available to farmers to achieve better results, not just in WA but globally.
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New $1.5m beam centrifuge has ocean engineers beaming
WITH its long, metal tubes sitting on top of a swivel base, the $1.5 million beam centrifuge being installed at the UWA might look a bit like a double-barrelled cannon.
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Curtin collaborators’ discovery set to make food and flowers last longer
A PAIR of Curtin University researchers has come up with a way of extending the shelf-life of vegetables, fruit and flowers by slowing down the process that leads to them spoiling.
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Robotic bricklaying machine wins WA Innovator of the Year award
The developers of a robotic machine that can lay bricks have won the overall $75,000 prize in the 2016 WA Innovator of the Year awards held in Perth this week.
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WA’s innovation strategy targets Singapore and South-East Asia
Western Australia is to grow its innovation sector with a strategy to promote WA as a global innovation hub and especially target opportunities in Singapore and the rest of South-East Asia.
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Workplace safety app takes top honour in OzAPP Awards
AN APP designed to improve workplace safety has won the prestigious OzAPP Award for app developers and start-ups in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
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