Technology
A big step toward the Square Kilometre Array in Western Australia
The completion of works to make the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) ten times more powerful in its exploration of the…
Outback radio telescope listens in on interstellar visitor
A telescope in outback Western Australia has been used to listen to a mysterious cigar-shaped object that entered our Solar…
Curtin Accelerate business innovations unveiled
An integrated solar photovoltaic and thermal panel that generates both electricity and heat, software to prevent cyber-attacks and a platform…
NASA is on a mission searching for new worlds
Could there be more planets like Earth out in space? With life on them, like us? NASA is keen to…
Muddy tracks to roads using bacteria
Researchers at Curtin Malaysia are taking an innovative approach to road making, using bacteria as a ‘biocement’. It could be the answer…
Future focused: Curtin’s new MicroMasters® program
Imagine if your fridge was able to scan a microchip in your milk container to determine when you need more,…
Earth’s mid-life crisis – new research backs ‘lull’ in the geologic record
New research backing claims that the Earth experienced a ‘geological lull’ in its development around 2.3 to 2.2 billion years…
New micro drug delivery system reduces side effects, costs
Professor Neil Foster from the WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering is developing an improved, targeted pharmaceutical…
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,…
New intelligence predicts road accidents before they happen
A new branch of real-time analytics that predicts when and where a road incident is likely to happen has captured…