Curtin team step closer to developing tiny ‘self-powered’ electronics
A team of Curtin University researchers has taken an important step towards developing miniature ‘self-powered’ electronics.
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Curtin program uses AFL clubs to improve male footy fans’ health
A 12-week Curtin University study delivered in collaboration with Western Australian AFL Clubs has helped overweight and obese men in WA improve their overall health and wellbeing.
Study finds Perth’s urban reptiles are accumulating toxic levels of rat poison
Curtin University-led research has found that common reptile species in Perth are accumulating rat poisons at an alarming rate.
Curtin welcomes government co-investment in $10 million minerals research capability
Curtin University welcomes the announcement today of $3.2 million in State Government funding to acquire a Geoscience Ion Probe to support the search for new mineral deposits.
Renowned Curtin astronomer leads Premier’s Science Awards nominations
Four Curtin University researchers and three of the University’s programs have been named as finalists in the prestigious Premier’s Science Awards 2020.
Rock stars – Curtin scientists find two meteorites in two weeks
Curtin University researchers have discovered two meteorites in a two week period on the Nullarbor Plain – one freshly fallen and the other from November 2019.
Curtin research finds first African carder bees to reach Western Australia
Curtin research has recorded the first known appearance of Pseudoanthidium (Immanthidium) repetitum, the African carder bee, in Western Australia.
Serendipity broadens the scope for making graphite
Curtin University researchers have unexpectedly discovered a new way to make crystalline graphite, an essential material used in the making of lithium ion batteries.
Curtin researcher welcomes decision to preserve ancient WA site
Curtin University researcher John Curtin Distinguished Professor Simon Wilde welcomes a decision by the Federal Government to preserve an ancient site located in regional WA.
O Christmas Tree: DNA shows WA’s largest parasitic plant adapts to climate
A closer look at DNA from south-western Australia’s native Nuytsia floribunda, known as the WA Christmas Tree, has found that temperature, rather than rainfall, impacts the tree’s resilience…