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Email invasion causes stress  4/6/2010
Email invasion causes stress
The much-touted "work/life balance" has been found to be riddled with paradox with new research showing work-related email invading workers' homes and leisure spaces, causing stress, ...
CEOs step up to take direct action on women in top jobs  4/1/2010
CEOs step up to take direct action on women in top jobs
Members of the Business Council of Australia will be at the forefront of boosting the numbers of female CEOs and CFOs in the ASX top 200 under an initiative launched at the BCA’s ...
Chem discovery may revolutionise cooking oil production  3/31/2010
Chem discovery may revolutionise cooking oil production
A Queen's University chemistry professor has invented a special solvent that may make cooking oil production more environmentally friendly.
CSIRO developing smarter drilling technologies  3/31/2010
CSIRO developing smarter drilling technologies
A range of articles detailing how CSIRO researchers are working to improve understanding of drilling mechanics and dynamics have been published in the March/April edition of CSIRO ...
Rising acid threatens oceans  3/31/2010
Rising acid threatens oceans
The rise in human emissions of carbon dioxide is driving fundamental and dangerous changes in the chemistry and ecosystems of the world's oceans, international marine scientists have ...
Cars unsafe for pedestrians  3/30/2010
Cars unsafe for pedestrians
More than two thirds of cars sold in Australia do not pass international standards for pedestrian safety, according to the country's leading road crash organisation based at the ...
Isotopes help mineral explorers  3/29/2010
Isotopes help mineral explorers
Research associated with seismic surveys undertaken as part of Geoscience Australia's Onshore Energy Security Program has provided indications of the potential for significant, so ...
Underwater waves begin deep  3/29/2010
Underwater waves begin deep
In an Australian first, researchers have observed the generation of internal waves flowing hundreds of metres beneath the ocean surface on the North West Shelf.
Roadblocks on the path to GM superfoods  3/25/2010
Roadblocks on the path to GM superfoods
GM foods engineered to contain high levels of nutrients could be a neat solution to micronutrient deficiencies in poor countries, but there are many scientific, social and political ...
$40m growth capital for innovative start-ups  3/24/2010
$40m growth capital for innovative start-ups
Australian innovators now have access to an extra $40 million in venture capital funding, with the establishment of new fund manager OneVentures.
Waste disposal services to capitalise on new technology  3/24/2010
Waste disposal services to capitalise on new technology
A hole in the ground is no longer seen as a fitting or final resting place for Australia’s rubbish. Recycling, reuse and production of energy from waste is increasing. For the $8.9 ...
Climate index explains dryness  3/24/2010
Climate index explains dryness
CSIRO and Chinese scientists have developed a new climatic index which provides an answer to a riddle that has puzzled researchers for decades: 'Why has south-west Western Australia ...
CSIRO helps unmask a devastating crop disease  3/22/2010
CSIRO helps unmask a devastating crop disease
As part of an international consortium, CSIRO scientists have played an important role in uncovering groundbreaking new information about Fusarium – a fungus capable of devastating ...
Employers urge limits on unfunded award wage rises  3/22/2010
Employers urge limits on unfunded award wage rises
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) will support conditional increases of between $10.50 and $12.50 per week to award wages in the Annual Minimum Wage Review.
CSIRO and Bayer to focus on sustainable crops  3/19/2010
CSIRO and Bayer to focus on sustainable crops
CSIRO and Bayer CropScience are embarking on a new two-year research program designed to assess the sustainability of new generation crops.
Recycled AC cuts emissions  3/18/2010
Recycled AC cuts emissions
New Curtin University of Technology research has shown that it may be possible for business to save the environment and money at the same time by remanufacturing compressors for ...
New design helps phone power  3/15/2010
New design helps phone power
Cell phones and laptop computers that run for longer between charges may be one outcome of research at Waikato University.
New fibre testing device gives cotton an edge  3/12/2010
New fibre testing device gives cotton an edge
A 'fibre maturity' testing device designed to improve the quality of fibre produced by Australian cotton growers and yarn quality in overseas spinning mills has been licensed to ...
Peregian Springs urban recycled water project  3/10/2010
Peregian Springs urban recycled water project
Innovative technology has made recycling and the reuse of wastewater a possibility at a new development project on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.
A golden new method  3/10/2010
A golden new method
The practice of in-situ leaching has traditionally been largely exclusive to the uranium industry.
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