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Weekly Science Picks
Greetings one and all, and a very happy science Sunday to you! This week’s generally been quite interesting. We’ve had good news, bad news, a little heated discussion… All the kind of things which keep the science community vibrant and [...]
Interview with ABC: Mars One
Link of the interview: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-14/reality-tv-to-send-guests-to-mars/4690088 An updated page with the full article: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-15/an-ethical-questions-over-one-way-mars-mission/4690824 Dan Petrovic appeared on ABC’s Newsline as a representative of Australian Science and one of the first five sponsors of Mars One initiative. The interview also features comments from the [...]
Weekly Science Picks
These were the science stories that resonated the most for me this week. Gene snipping, CO2 alarms, and brain-controlled prosthetics – an array of stories touching on the impossible, and yet, totally possible. Given the way budgets and financing [...]
Weekly Science Picks
Science Sunday! What better way to spend the day than to kick back and let some of the week’s best science stories come to you. Firstly, right here on Australian Science, Markus tells the story of the world’s slowest experiment [...]
Weekly Science Picks
It’s been rather a turbulent week, all told. There’s been a lot going on in the news, both good and bad. Hopefully, this little handful of science news items will help you finish the last week and begin this next [...]
Maria Island joins international ocean monitoring network
A key facility in an international observing network to detect increasing ocean acidification is monitoring carbon cycling in the Tasman Sea from a site near Maria Island. The A$150,000 mooring with its suite of environmental sensors is one of three [...]
The future looks ‘appy’ for Aussie broadband connected homes
You’ve heard of the Ice Age but have you heard of the ‘App Age’? A new report compiled by CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Broadband Innovation (ACBI) has revealed the next generation of broadband-enabled applications will be more about connecting households [...]
Weekly Science Picks
This edition of weekly science picks is going to be a little different… it’s a smorgasbord of intriguing facts ranging from corporate ownership of our DNA to recycling building materials. Let’s get started. This first story represents the line between scientific [...]
Building a bigger picture of the Bight
A unique Collaborative Research Science Program to improve understanding of the environmental, economic and social value of the Great Australian Bight was today announced by BP Developments Australia (BP), CSIRO and Marine Innovation Southern Australia (MISA). The A$20 million Science [...]
The CO2 Bargaining Business
The Bargaining Table Does anyone think this 2-degree goal is achievable? You know, that we can keep global temperatures from increasing 2°C? It’s time to admit that it cannot be. It’s time to set new goals. Goals not based on [...]
Weekly Science Picks
Science Sunday! My first since the death of Google Reader. Let’s dive straight in. Viet Le, the scientific amasian, has a nice piece on genetically modified crops. Perhaps the time has come to have another debate on the issue of [...]
A Robot Revolution: When Robots Come to Life
A day at the museum has come to life. Our latest robots are roaming the galleries of the National Museum of Australia. They’re using high speed broadband to allow remote visitors to control their own view of museum exhibits while [...]
CSIRO and the ANU launch biodiversity research centre
An initiative that will help Australia harness cutting-edge advances in biological sciences to inform better environmental management decision making will be announced on Wednesday 3 April at the official launch of the Centre for Biodiversity Analysis, Canberra. The Centre is a [...]
Groundbreaking healthcare conference to take place in Brussels
The first ‘World Research and Innovation Congress – Pioneers in Healthcare’ conference takes place at Steigenberger Grandhotel, Brussels on the 5 and 6 June, 2013. The two day event will bring together over 500 of the world’s top scientific health [...]