Science

宅男导航 copper processing start-up to help unlock global resources

Inaccessible supplies of an element crucial to powering a clean-energy future are set to be unlocked with technology developed by 宅男导航.
17 February 2025
Study reveals rainforest tree tactics for different climates

A 宅男导航 team has completed one of the most comprehensive surveys of Australia鈥檚 subtropical rainforests to document how climate dictates what species thrive in different locations.
17 February 2025
Hot crocs show impacts of a warming climate

Crocodiles in northern Australia are heating up as the climate warms, with higher body temperatures changing their behaviour.
13 February 2025

Where should we look for new metals that are critical for green energy technology? Volcanoes may point the聽way

Research on Australian volcanoes shows how tiny crystals formed inside volcanoes offer clues about the formation of rare earth deposits and how we can find more of them.

11 February 2025

First IVF kangaroo embryo a major leap for marsupial conservation

A black and white photo of a syringe being injected into an egg from a uterus.

A 宅男导航-led team has successfully produced the first kangaroo embryos through in vitro fertilisation (IVF), a crucial jump towards saving other marsupial species from extinction.

6 February 2025

New technique to detect dark matter using atomic clocks and lasers

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A team of international researchers has developed an innovative approach to uncover the secrets of dark matter in the cosmos.

5 February 2025

宅男导航 team finds relative of deadly Hendra virus in the US

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Researchers at 宅男导航 have identified the first henipavirus in North America.聽

29 January 2025

New varieties of valuable medicinal plant bred at 宅男导航

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Years of scouring the bush and breeding work at 宅男导航 have resulted in new varieties of a native Australian plant valuable to the global pharmaceutical industry.

20 January 2025

宅男导航 and Vaxxas win prize to advance patch-based mRNA COVID-19 vaccine

An image of the Vaxxas high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP) technology, showing a small patch containing thousands of microprojections.

宅男导航鈥檚 BASE facility and biotechnology company Vaxxas have been announced as stage winners of a prestigious global prize to accelerate a patch-based mRNA vaccine for COVID-19.

14 January 2025

Drug-resistant hookworms put pets and people at risk

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Canine hookworms are becoming increasingly resistant to drugs across Australia and New Zealand, according to new research.

7 January 2025

Monarch butterflies are in decline in NZ and Australia 鈥� they need your help to track where they gather

Monarch butterflies appear to be declining not just in North America but also in Australasia.

3 January 2025

Corals depend on near neighbours to reproduce

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A new study reveals corals must be within only a few metres of each other to successfully reproduce, leaving them vulnerable in a warming world.

17 December 2024

Biodiversity at risk in most rainforests

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New research has revealed less than a quarter of the remaining tropical rainforests around the globe can safeguard thousands of threatened species from extinction.

10 December 2024

Biorobotics reveal the secret lives of bugs and bees

A black and white still image from a video showing a bee with a refelective marker on its back approaching a flower.

Technology that combines infrared lighting, robotics and a retroreflective marker is allowing scientists to follow and film insects as they fly in their natural environment.

5 December 2024

Coral adaptation unlikely to keep up with global warming

Large piece of white coral in a sea of blue with little fish in the distance.

Coral adaptation to global warming will likely be overwhelmed without rapid reductions in global greenhouse gasses, according to an international team of scientists.

29 November 2024

Queensland the home of Quantum

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Growing Australia鈥檚 quantum ecosystem will be the focus when hundreds of delegates from government, industry and research converge in Brisbane next year.

19 November 2024