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In order to be enrolled at one of 12 possible tracks, applicants had to undergo a strict selection process that assessed their competencies, background, and motivation. This year, one more criterion was added to the table: the school was…

Little is known about the weather at night on Venus as the absence of sunlight makes imaging difficult. Now, researchers have devised a way to use infrared sensors on board the Venus orbiter Akatsuki to reveal the first details of the…

The University of Tokyo and IBM signed an agreement in December 2019 to promote an industry-academia partnership to make Japan a leader in quantum computing. Based on the Japan-IBM Quantum Partnership, UTokyo and the technology giant…

The prototype device, known as MAPrad, is just one tenth the size of existing ground penetrating radar systems, yet can see almost twice as deeply below ground – more than 100 metres down – to identify minerals, ice deposits, or voids…

Almost 40 years since its Broadway debut, a modern-day revival of Grease is set to wow audiences at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.Don’t expect to see the John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John version next month. While the…

Griffith University-led research is discovering the genetic diversity of Chickpea/Ascochyta Blight, the major pathogen threat to Australia’s billion-dollar chickpea industry.Published in Microbial Genomics, the collaboration with the New…

A trio of emerging Griffith University health scientists have been named as Queensland Young Tall Poppies for 2021.Dietitian Associate Professor Lauren Ball, virologist Dr Adam Taylor and biomechanist Dr Laura Diamond received Young Tall…

A group of international researchers has shown that the unique skeletal structure of a deep-sea sponge can inspire the design of future skyscrapers.In an article published in Nature today, researchers show that the sponge, which lives in…

Two new centres led and co-led by The University of Western Australia have been awarded more than $8 million in funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centres scheme.The scheme fosters close…

According to a team of scientists and researchers writing in Science, the new regulations, due to come into force from January 2022, have the potential to unify policy on approaches such as recycling, use of recycled raw materials, and…