Research
Research highlights troubles for women juggling family, STEM career
New research has highlighted the problems facing many women trying to juggle their STEM careers with caring for their families.
- by Stuart Layt
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Research
Uni of Canberra to review controversial 'fast-track' professor program
The University of Canberra will have an independent review into its fast-tracked program for early career researchers, amid reports of overwork and exploitation
- by Sally Pryor
Pharmaceuticals
Thousands of tiny hearts grown in lab to better test new drugs
Australian researchers have developed a method to test drugs more efficiently and accurately, leading to hopes of more breakthroughs and lower drug costs.
- by Stuart Layt
Research
Diamonds are a geologist's best friend in measuring how Earth formed
Research by Queensland scientists purports to solve the mystery of why all diamonds aren't just lumps of coal.
- by Stuart Layt
Science
The Queensland scientists pushing the bounds of the impossible
Working in STEM can be a challenging road, but the World Science Festival Brisbane has shone the spotlight on Queensland scientists pushing the envelope.
- by Stuart Layt
UK
British schoolchildren become air pollution lab rats in London first
Schoolchildren from five London suburbs will wear backpacks fitted with air sensors and become 'walking field scientists' in the fight against air pollution.
- by Latika Bourke
Research
'This will go into textbooks': Queensland scientists clock quantum tunnelling
Queensland scientists have used a high-powered laser as a stopwatch to clock the time it takes for an electron to pass through an atom's wall.
- by Stuart Layt
Science
Miniature robots could one day journey inside the human body
In the 1966 sci-fi movie Fantastic Voyage, a tiny vessel makes a journey inside the human brain. Marc Miskin hopes his tiny robots may one day do the same.
Science
Scientists look to pig brains and bacteria for computers of the future
A Queensland researcher is using bio-computers made from pig brains and bacteria to solve complex problems, taking a step closer to artificial intelligence.
- by Stuart Layt
Study of concussed footballer's brain yields surprising results
The brain of a deceased Australian Rules player was examined for signs of a dreaded neurodegenerative condition, and the results were unexpected.
- by Konrad Marshall
Depression
Teen suicide a hidden crisis on Australia's doorstep
New research has found teen suicide rates in developing countries is significantly higher than developed countries
- by Stuart Layt