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Stomach contents unlock secret to tuna lifestyle
The smell in Dr Valerie Allain’s laboratory can get quite strong at times, especially when she and her two assistants are defrosting another batch of tuna stomachs. Two thousand frozen
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The CAT scan search for the perfect lamb chop
Australians love their lamb, but health-conscious meat-eaters are looking to leaner lamb chops for the dining table. Now farmers have a new tool to help them choose sheep most likely
Continue Reading →Nano solution to sick building syndrome
‘Sick building syndrome’ causes persistent illness in office workers and costs the Australian economy an estimated $12 billion a year, but nanotechnology may have an answer. Sick buildings are created
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Leaky rusty water pipes pose million-dollar problem for water authorities
Australia’s water mains are getting older, and bursting or leaking water pipes are costing business and local residents millions of dollars, but many of these dollars could be saved
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Rocky road for faster trains
Anyone who has travelled on trains in Europe or Japan rocketing along in silence and comfort wonders why Australian train continue to trundle at 1940s speeds. It’s not the train
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Australia lagging way behind other OECD countries in innovation
Australia’s innovation performance compared to other OECD countries is “appalling”, according to Professor Robin Batterham, Kernot Professor at the University of Melbourne and former Australian Chief Scientist. Professor Batterham, a
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