A lecturer at Deakin University’s School of Engineering has been named a Superstar of STEM in a new national program that promotes the achievements of women in the sector.
Dr Ellen Moon, a lecturer
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New president of the Australian Institute of Physics announced
A researcher from The Australian National University (ANU) has taken on the role of president of the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP).
Professor Jodie Bradby is just the second woman to
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Nominations open for Prime Minister’s Science Prizes
Nominations are now open for this year’s Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science, which recognises Australia’s top scientists, innovators and science teachers.
Nominations close on 12 March, with
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Western Australia to host space technologies symposium
Western Australia is to host a major space technologies symposium that will bring together internationally recognised academic, industry and defence leaders to explore and shape the long-term vision
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UNSW to collaborate on renewable energy research
The University of NSW Sydney has signed a $3 million deal with renewables asset manager Providence Asset Group (PAG) as part of a 10-year commitment to joint research and collaboration in sustainable
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Researchers unlock graphene’s superconductivity
A research team led by Columbia University has developed a new method to finely tune adjacent layers of graphene to induce superconductivity, providing new insights into the underlying physics of
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WA government provides funds for STEM research projects
The Western Australian government has awarded $330,000 to 11 PhD fellowship winners working on innovative STEM projects.
The funding for the Science Industry Fellowship program comes out of the state goverment’s
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New technology to help robots detect emotion in human speech
RMIT researchers have developed technology that is able to detect emotions in human speech, enabling more natural conversations with robots.
Current voice-activated technology used in virtual assistants
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Australian researchers attend meeting on world’s largest fusion energy project
The global engineering project to develop fusion energy, ITER, is now 60 per cent complete, with scientists from around the world attending the latest coordinating committee of the International Tokamak
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Researchers develop 3D-printed piano-playing robot
Scientists have developed a 3D-printed robotic hand which can play simple musical phrases on the piano by just moving its wrist.
The robot hand, developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge,
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