Japanese researchers have used nuclear techniques at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) to help characterise the properties of a new family of materials they developed for use as solid oxide fuel cells, sensors and oxygen separation membranes. Devices such as solid oxide fuel cells produce electricity through an
Read MoreCoal and Allied Pty Ltd will commit over $2 million as part of an enforceable undertaking entered into following a contravention of Australia’s national environment law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Coal and Allied Pty Ltd cleared 31.5 hectares of the critically endangered ecological community Central Hunter Valley eucalypt
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A spectacular display of nature is expected to unfold over the next week when the corals of the Great Barrier Reef begin the first annual spawning. Researchers at the Australian Institute of Marine Science will take a front row seat as they lend a hand to nature’s marine miracle inside the National
Read MoreIn findings reported on Tuesday, an international team of astronomers discovered an exoplanet, called NGTS-1b, revolving around M-dwarf star NGTS-1, that the team said does not fit existing notions of how stars and planets form. NGTS-1b is a gas giant, similar to Jupiter and of comparable volume and mass, but
Read MoreThe Clean Energy Regulator has recently taken enforcement action against registered agent Green and Gold Solar Australia Pty Ltd, who improperly created Small-scale technology certificates (STCs) as they failed to comply with Victorian government requirements for solar installations. Green and Gold Solar Australia Pty Ltd created STCs for installations that
Read MoreAn exciting new project, proposed by Australia, brought together the knowledge and expertise of member states of the Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia (FNCA) to address how knowledge of climate changes in the past can help them understand the environmental challenges they face today and will face in future. The topic was
Read MoreThe CEFC achieved a substantial increase in activity in 2016-17, delivering more than $2 billion in new commitments to 35 individual transactions. The increased value and scale of this activity eclipsed prior year commitments, with the breadth and depth of CEFC investments signalling strong business and investor appetite for clean
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Companies developing new ways to diagnose cancer, platforms to connect work and learning, next generation WiFi chips and quantum computing firmware are among the first to receive investment from Main Sequence Ventures, manager of the $200 million CSIRO Innovation Fund. Acting Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Senator the Hon Michaelia
Read MoreMelbourne researchers have used the Australian Synchrotron to produce the first three-dimensional structure of a molecular scaffold, known to play a critical role in the development and spread of aggressive breast, colon and pancreatic cancer. Armed with the structure, the research team is looking at ways of targeting parts of the scaffold molecule
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Grain growers in areas affected by poor early season rainfall are urged to manage their harvest program carefully to reduce the risk of erosion in coming months. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development senior development officer David Bicknell said growers should employ strategies to ensure there was enough ground cover
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