Research
New era for child health research with Curtin-Telethon Kids Institute partnership signed
Curtin University and Telethon Kids Institute will work together as part of a new agreement focused on enhancing children’s health…
New security standard for Curtin’s health research networks
Two of Curtin University’s vital health research data networks have been certified to a globally recognised information security management standard,…
Curtin researchers discover a piece of America in northern Australia
Curtin University researchers have discovered rocks in northern Queensland that bear striking similarities to those found in North America, suggesting…
Research supports water birth for women with a low-risk pregnancy
Eighty per cent of the Western Australian women who planned to give birth in water experienced a normal, uncomplicated vaginal…
Static electricity splits chemical bonds, new research finds
Researchers from Curtin University have been able to demonstrate how chemical bonds between atoms are impacted by static electricity, unlocking…
Statistics investment to underpin WA grains research advances
The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has announced a major new investment aimed at strengthening and enhancing national and…
Astronomers peer into the lair of a mysterious cosmic radio burster
An international team of astronomers have used two of the world’s largest radio telescopes to show that a mysterious source…
Oldest land-plant microfossils in Australia found in WA’s Canning Basin
Collaborative research led by the WA Organic & Isotope Geochemistry Centre at Curtin University has discovered the oldest land-plant microfossils…
Getting to the root of the problem
As food security becomes an acute global problem due to factors such as population growth, land degradation and climate change,…
Electrochemical aspects of semiconductors no longer ‘flawed’
Researchers from Curtin University have been able to reproduce and explain the often puzzling behaviour of electrons that enter or…