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Australia’s top female figures in maths meet in Adelaide

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Pyrochlore transformation into defect fluorite or not?

An ANSTO researcher has co-authored a novel theoretical approach to explain inconsistencies between crystallographic and chemical experimental data in the apparent transformation...
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Mathematical mystery of ancient clay tablet solved

UNSW Sydney scientists have discovered the purpose of a famous 3700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet, revealing it is the world’s oldest and most...
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New app a game changer for learning fractions

A new maths game developed in WA has improved Perth primary school students’ knowledge of fractions by more than 10 per cent...
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Kookaburra cracks enigmatic math code

Santa’s legendary parcel-delivery service, based on the shortest journey between cities, has just been enlightened by a breakthrough in one of the...
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Prof Nalini Joshi: Inspiring mathematics and lives

In a scintillating talk that bridged mathematical insights, biographical highlights and a topical discussion of gender equity issues, Professor Nalini Joshi delivered...
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Algorithm has the word on US election

A University of Queensland computer scientist who harvests social media to accurately predict election results says he can confidently call United States...
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Who stole all the stars?

Investigating the millions of missing stars from the centres – or cores – of two big galaxies, astronomers at Swinburne University of...
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Heart surgery returns for WA newborns in need

WA Health Minister John Day announced the successful resumption of complex neonatal cardiac surgery at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH).
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Making the world’s best radon detectors even better

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) recognises ANSTO radon detectors as the best in the world for global and regional atmospheric composition and...

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Researchers from RMIT University have used liquid metal to create two-dimensional materials no thicker than a few atoms that have never before been seen in nature.

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A University of Queensland scientist whose pioneering work has helped unravel the complexity of the human genome and genetic traits has won a 2017 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.

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100 million years ago two super-dense neutron stars violently merged into one, sending out a burst of radiation and gravitational waves, ripples in space and time, that have been travelling through the Universe ever since.

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Young people are almost twice as likely to need social welfare payments if their parents have a history of receiving such assistance themselves, according to new research from the University of Melbourne.

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A new world-class medicines manufacturing centre in Melbourne will provide a major boost in the export of medicines manufactured in Victoria.

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Fanged kangaroos – an extinct family of small fanged Australian kangaroos – might have survived at least five million years longer than previously thought.

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An Australian Research Council (ARC) grant will give students and researchers access to a unique high-end system to help them analyse complex biological systems and big datasets.

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On Saturday, 14 October 2017, from 10.30am at Redcliffe, members of the public can join University of Queensland Centre for Marine Science Director Ian Tibbetts and staff for UQ’s free second Biodiversity Roadshow.

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The belief that lifting heavy weights is necessary to build muscles is being challenged by University of Queensland researchers.

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Researchers from Sydney’s Garvan Institute and the UK have developed a glow-in-the-dark ‘biosensor mouse’ that offers a real-time readout of the rapidly changing “skeleton” within cells.

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Mathematics

Australia’s top female figures in maths meet in Adelaide

Pyrochlore transformation into defect fluorite or not?

Mathematical mystery of ancient clay tablet solved

New app a game changer for learning fractions

Kookaburra cracks enigmatic math code

Prof Nalini Joshi: Inspiring mathematics and lives

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