Technology
New research to bring fibre optic technology to Australia’s resources sector
A Curtin research team will work to bring leading broadband fibre optic acoustic sensing technology to the Australian oil and…
Mauritius incident was world’s first major spill of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil
A year after bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground in an environmentally sensitive area off Mauritius, Curtin University-led research has…
Study reveals threat of catastrophic supervolcano eruptions ever-present
Curtin scientists are part of an international research team that studied an ancient supervolcano in Indonesia and found such volcanoes…
Curtin students named among best and brightest at Premier’s awards
Two outstanding Curtin University students and a leading science outreach program for children have been crowned winners at the 2021…
Invisible barrier breakthrough a boon for electronics, artwork and more
Curtin University researchers have found applying a thin invisible layer of graphene oxide to silicon forms an impermeable barrier, which…
Curtin hosts new ARC training centre with a mission to heal country
Australia’s first Indigenous Chair for Biodiversity and Environmental Science will lead a ground-breaking new Curtin University-based training centre that will…
Curtin rock physics whiz awarded international honour
A Curtin University researcher has received a prestigious international award for his work over several decades unlocking the secrets of…
Asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs still shaping life beneath impact crater
Curtin University researchers studying rock-dwelling microorganisms deep beneath the site of the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs have…
Curtin study finds aspirin takes the headache out of restoration
New Curtin research has shown how a readily available, cheap and safe-to-use product found in the medicine cabinet of most…
Curtin study finds WA’s natural ‘museums of biodiversity’ at risk
Up to three quarters of the biodiversity living on Western Australia’s iconic ironstone mountains in the State’s Mid West (known…