Detector for the single-electron magnet discovered — pathway to the silicon-based quantum computer Researchers from University of New South Wales (Australia), University of Melbourne (Australia), …
Unearthing Australia’s buried treasures
Released on behalf of the Australian Academy of Science. We know more about the surface of Mars than we do of the earth beneath our feet. Australian earth scientists are calling for a national …
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Quarrying data for gems of knowledge
Released on behalf of the Australian Academy of Science Predicting where Australia’s next mineral boom will come from is serious business. Data collected using satellite sensing, airborne surveys, …
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Are we all mined out?
Released on behalf of the Australian Academy of Science Most of the easily-found, economically exploitable mineral deposits in Australia have already been discovered, and are steadily being mined …
Could your lawn, golf course or pasture make its own weedkiller?
IUPAC Symposium 4A - Natural Products, Tuesday 1:45PM - 3:00PM Leslie Weston, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga Leslie Weston has discovered and patented two weedkillers made by plants. Now …
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What difference is GM making to Australian cotton crops?
IUPAC Symposium 3B - Changing Pesticide use and Risk Scenarios with the Introduction of GM Crops Monday 3:30pm Gary Fitt, CSIRO Entomology GM cotton was released in 1996, as part of the fight …
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