Author: Editorial Board
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Australia’s first rainforest research ‘Supersite’ opens for business
Following three years of research and planning, CSIRO and the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) have opened Australia’s first large-scale rainforest research plot. The plot, which is located at Robson Creek on the Atherton Tablelands near Cairns, will allow scientists to monitor the rainforest over the long term and answer questions about the health of…
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Rock lobster fishery balances lifestyle and livelihood
CSIRO researchers are studying the Torres Strait tropical rock lobster fishery to develop a scientific approach to integrate cultural factors into natural resource management. “Fisheries management traditionally involves balancing commercial gain and sustainability, but for Indigenous communities cultural and lifestyle factors can be just as important and these factors are more difficult to measure,” says…
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World solar expert to shine light in Australia
Dr Manuel J Blanco joins CSIRO as Director of the Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI). ASTRI is an A$87 million, eight year international collaboration transforming the energy industry in Australia by bringing down the cost of solar thermal, a unique energy technology that can create electricity, heat and fuels. “Australia has one of the…
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New leader of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science division
CSIRO’s astronomy, spacecraft tracking and space science activities will be headed up by a new leader, with the announcement today that Dr Lewis Ball has been appointed as the incoming Chief for CSIRO’s Astronomy and Space Science (CASS) division. Dr Ball returns to CSIRO from his present role as Deputy Director at the Atacama Large…
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Research gives digital economy a boost
CSIRO will today launch Australia’s largest publically-funded research initiative focused on the digital economy. The Digital Productivity and Services Flagship, CSIRO’s tenth National Research Flagship, is a A$40 million research initiative focusing on the services sector and optimising the full value of national broadband infrastructure. The Digital Productivity and Services Flagship, CSIRO’s tenth National Research…
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Greenland ice core records provide a vision of the future
Ice cores drilled in the Greenland ice sheet, recounting the history of the last great warming period more than 120,00 years ago, are giving scientists their clearest insight to a world that was warmer than today. In a paper published on January 24th 2013, in the journal Nature, scientists have used a 2,540 metre long Greenland ice…
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Telescope takes temperature of Universe
CSIRO telescope takes temperature of Universe Astronomers using a CSIRO radio telescope have taken the Universe’s temperature, and have found that it has cooled down just the way the Big Bang theory predicts. Using the CSIRO Australia Telescope Compact Array near Narrabri, NSW, an international team from Sweden, France, Germany and Australia has measured how…
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Fascinating short film about NASA’s Dawn: the very beginning of us
This fascinating video, narrated by Leonard Nemoy, gives you a glimpse into the origins of our solar system and NASA Dawn mission’s journey to Vesta & Ceres and its hope to unveil clues as to what was going on at the very beginning of our solar system’s formation! NASA’s Dawn mission is a spacecraft designed to collect data…
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Australian scientists may have found ‘potential cure for AIDS’
Australian scientists say they have made a breakthrough that could lead to a potential cure for AIDS, modifying a protein in HIV so it prevents against replication and instead protects against the infection. A FORM of gene therapy developed by researchers at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research may provide hope to sufferers of HIV,…
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SignMedia: online learning tool for deaf media professionals
SignMedia is an online learning resource that uses sign language to teach vocational written English to deaf media professionals. The project was proud to be a finalist in the recent MEDEA Awards 2012. The world of broadcast media offers an increasingly rich source of employment for deaf graduates and professionals across Europe, but the focus on communication through written English still proves to…
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Phantom fishing targets turtles in northern Australia
14 January 2013 Phantom fishing targets turtles in northern Australia CSIRO scientists working with GhostNets Australia and Indigenous rangers are identifying hotspots where lost fishing nets are threatening our marine biodiversity. Worldwide, around 640 000 tonnes of fishing gear is lost or discarded each year. These ‘ghostnets’ can continue fishing for decades, entangling huge numbers…
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Our Galaxy’s ‘Geysers’ Are Towers of Power
“Monster” outflows of charged particles from the centre of our Galaxy, stretching more than halfway across the sky, have been detected and mapped with CSIRO’s 64-m Parkes radio telescope. Corresponding to the “Fermi Bubbles” found in 2010, the outflows were detected by astronomers from Australia, the USA, Italy and The Netherlands. The finding is reported…
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Evolution of flying bat clue to cancer and viruses
The genes of long-living and virus resistant bats may provide clues to the future treatment and prevention of infectious diseases and cancer in people, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization ( CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, said in a report on Friday. This research, published in the journal Science, was a global effort involving…
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Ocean science robot revolution hits symbolic millionth milestone
An innovative global observing system based on drifting sensors cycling from the surface to the ocean mid-depths is being celebrated by scientists today after reaching a major milestone – one million incredibly valuable ocean observations. 12 December 2012 From 10 drifting robotic sensors deployed by Australia in the Indian Ocean in late 1999, the international…