Sustaining powerplants to meet future demand

Australia’s demand for electricity is growing while the country’s power infrastructure ages. A new software program developed by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation is aiming to help coal-fired power stations improve their efficiency and sustain a reliable output.

12 April 2011

Climate Change: Science and Solutions for Australia

A new book promises to help inform business, government, and the community about the many issues that need to be addressed in response to climate change.

7 April 2011

Battling Southern Ocean swells in the name of science

From the humid Vietnamese coastline to the icy depths of the Southern Ocean, marine scientist Dr Jodie Smith from Geoscience Australia is studying Earth’s deepest and darkest secrets.

24 March 2011

Mapping Aussie plant and animal life online

A new website is giving unprecedented access to information on every known living organism in Australia. Best of all, they want your help.

18 March 2011

Picturesque particle collisions – Auroras explained

Take a look at the science behind one of nature’s most beautiful phenomena and learn how weather in space affects our own atmosphere here on Earth.

7 March 2011

Getting amongst nature: Following a science career outside the lab

Sometimes when you think of scientists, it’s easy to imagine someone sitting in a lab day in day out and never really seeing the light of day.

10 February 2011

Using technology to trump climate change

In the face of a growing population and rising temperatures, new nano and biotechnologies could hold the solutions for cleaner, greener lifestyles.

PMSEIC releases impact statements for reports on food security and energy-water-carbon intersections

To coincide with the 22^nd meeting of the Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC), two impact statements for the reports Australia and Food Security in a Changing World and Challenges at Energy-Water-Carbon Intersections, have been released.…

4 February 2011

Epidemics: expecting the unexpected

Epidemics – the sudden and unexpected spike in the number of cases of a disease – are well documented in our past and an almost certain part of our future, but we can’t predict when, where or how the next outbreak will occur.

28 January 2011

11 Questions with a NASA Engineer

Meet Noel – a 27 year old astronautical engineer who works with NASA’s super computers to find a new way to land on Mars. Read the interview to learn about the possibility of humans on Mars, how physics affects our everyday lives and the role of rockets, parachutes and airbags in space.

5 January 2011