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‘Game changing’ drilling sensors set to tap into a world market
INNOVATIVE sensor technology is set to change the way mineral exploration teams collect geophysical data, for potentially 20,000 rigs around the world, after developments by researchers at the WA...
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Toy truck cracks the mining industry’s big rock problem
A TOY dump truck and a mobile phone have resulted in a device that could save the mining industry millions of dollars a year in broken equipment and downtime.
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Bee semen offers extra protection during sex
IT’S A finding that’s got bee keepers and researchers abuzz. It turns out that male bees have unique molecules in their sperm that can kill the bee equivalent of a sexually transmitted disease.
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How are your New Year’s resolutions going?
LOSE weight? Exercise more? Write that novel? Get a better job? Good luck if one of those was your 2016 New Year's resolution.
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Stalagmites and pollen fossils reveal the Nullarbor’s lush history
THE Nullarbor Plain, an arid, tree-less expanse of low shrubs, was once home to thriving forests of gum trees (Eucalyptus and Corymbia) and banksias (Proteaceae) until Australia’s climate started to...
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WA scientists play key role in gravitational wave discovery
A TEAM of WA researchers led by UWA’s Professor David Blair has played a key role in one of the greatest scientific achievements of the past 100 years—the discovery of gravitational waves.
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Tilling and soil wetters benefit local crops
TILLING paddocks and using soil wetters can dramatically increase the yield of wheat and barley crops growing in the water-repellent gravel soils found across much of WA’s farmlands.
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South-west WA loses its Mediterranean climate
RAINFALL monitoring data shows WA’s south-west has been losing its Mediterranean climate over the past 16 years and now has considerably less winter rainfall and a corresponding increase in summer rains.
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Smartphones and cloud computing the key to farmers’ future
SMARTPHONES are set to replace tractors as a farmer’s most useful tool and cloud computing will be just as important as rain clouds for WA’s grain growers.
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Virtual environments get through to local drinkers
ONLINE virtual environments are among the latest tools being used by WA health researchers to get through to heavy drinkers about the risks they face.
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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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