Ears all round: World's first acoustic observatory
You won't see stars at the Australian Acoustic Observatory but you will "see" a galaxy of sounds from around Australia.
Plants & Animals
Dec 2, 2019
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Queensland University of Technology
Enzyme discovery could keep tonnes of polyester from landfill
Professor Robert Speight and Dr. Laura Navone found that a commercial enzyme dissolves wool fibres from polyester and wool mix fabrics, without damaging the polyester strands.
Environment
Nov 29, 2019
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Floating nurseries and robotic fleet deliver coral babies to damaged parts of Great Barrier Reef
Coral experts have scaled up their advanced technological approach to restoring baby corals on damaged areas of the Great Barrier Reef, using large inflatable 'coral nurseries' to help grow coral babies and a robotic 'LarvalBoat' ...
Ecology
Nov 27, 2019
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Snap! How the camera took over the world
Photographs tell a story beyond words. They can entertain, scandalise, educate and generate emotion. Billions of images are produced worldwide every day yet little is often known about how or why they were produced and by ...
Social Sciences
Oct 22, 2019
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Safe solution to mop up oil spills
There have been more than 700 oil spills worldwide in the past 20 years, polluting oceans and coastlines as well as endangering marine ecology and other wildlife.
Materials Science
Sep 24, 2019
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A modeling tool to rapidly predict weed spread risk
In the study, published in the journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution, the researchers developed the tool that uses information about the features of a weed species and the geography of the area in which it has been reported ...
Evolution
Sep 16, 2019
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Revolutionizing water quality monitoring for our rivers and reef
New, lower-cost help may soon be on the way to help manage one of the biggest threats facing the Great Barrier Reef.
Environment
Sep 3, 2019
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New rapid DNA test to diagnose chlamydia infection in koalas
A new DNA test to detect chlamydia infection in koalas which can be run in the field and gives on-the-spot results within 30 minutes has been developed in a research collaboration between researchers from Queensland University ...
Veterinary medicine
Aug 21, 2019
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Researchers develop tools to help manage seagrass survival
A new QUT-led study has developed a statistical toolbox to help avoid seagrass loss which provides shelter, food and oxygen to fish and at-risk species like dugongs and green turtles.
Ecology
Aug 19, 2019
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Modern mating market values women more: Australian study
A new study by QUT researchers debunks some theories of sexual economics (and wider societal thinking) when it comes to the market value of women as they age.
Social Sciences
Aug 13, 2019
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