2022

The YgaV protein found in the enteric bacterium Escherichia coli plays a critical role in maintaining homeostasis and antibiotic tolerance when exposed to sulfides, as shown in a recent study by researchers from Tokyo Tech. Comparisons…

University of Queensland scientists have developed an environmentally friendly RNA-based spray to help combat myrtle rust, which has wiped out many Australian plants. Developed in collaboration with Department of Agriculture and…

Proton conductors hold great promise in the field of clean energy. But, creating oxygen vacancies for high proton conduction is challenging. Researchers from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Australian Nuclear Science and…

Indigenous Elders, senior figures in Queensland law and leaders in education are among The University of Queensland’s seven 2022 Honorary Award recipients. UQ Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Deborah Terry AO said that Honorary…

Researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) have secured more than $31 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to progress life-changing health and medical research. UQ researchers received 31 awards…

Team Space Lark, a group of five Tokyo Tech master's program students, have finished in third place at the global Kibo Robot Programming Challenge (Kibo-RPC) finals, held on October 29.Kibo-RPC is an international programming contest…

An ultra-wide-band receiver based on a harmonic selection technique to improve the operational bandwidth of 5G networks has been developed by Tokyo Tech researchers in a new study. Fifth generation (5G) mobile networks are now being used…

With ATAR scores out today, school leavers can learn how to make the most of their results and influence their future at The University of Queensland’s online event this Sunday 18 December. UQ staff and students will be on hand to…

More than 50 years, ago researchers discovered that plants can sense carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations. As CO2 levels change, “breathing” pores in leaves called stomata open and close, thus controlling evaporation of water,…

A team including scientists at the University of California San Diego has been chosen to lead a $10M project to promote battery recycling and reuse. It’s part of a $74M award from the United States Department of Energy program on…