Stories from the Australian Institute of Physics 18th National Congress in Adelaide The nation's physicists are meeting in Adelaide this week. Some of the topics on the agenda are: Solar …
Immediate action needed to help forests and forest-dependent communities adapt to climate change and avoid potential disasters
A new report released today by the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) says immediate measures are necessary to ensure vulnerable forests and those that rely on them for their …
A clean, safe vaccine booster
Most vaccines need a ‘magic' booster or adjuvant to boost our immune response to the vaccine. But the best adjuvants are too toxic for human use. Now NZ scientists believe they have created a …
Counting viruses and mustering molecules
How many viruses are there in your blood? How many dangerous nano-particles in your car exhaust? qViro is a revolutionary New Zealand invention that offers the potential to quickly and cheaply answer …
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Put the Lord of the Rings supercomputer on your desktop
From today, thousands of Australian researchers have access to the power of the computing cluster that created the Lord of the Rings and King Kong. By using a new service called Green Button, …
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When quality control fails in our immune system: 2008 Science Minister’s Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
Carola Vinuesa Nature paper, child, Nature paper, child, Nature paper... Carola Vinuesa has had a busy few years. Her research has revealed key steps in how our immune system produces high quality, …