Research
Curtin team step closer to developing tiny ‘self-powered’ electronics
A team of Â鶹ֱ²¥ researchers has taken an important step towards developing miniature ‘self-powered’ electronics, which could potentially be…
Curtin program uses AFL clubs to improve male footy fans’ health
A 12-week Â鶹ֱ²¥ study delivered in collaboration with Western Australian AFL Clubs has helped overweight and obese men in…
Study finds Perth’s urban reptiles are accumulating toxic levels of rat poison
Â鶹ֱ²¥-led research has found that common reptile species in Perth are accumulating rat poisons at an alarming rate, posing…
Curtin welcomes government co-investment in $10 million minerals research capability
Â鶹ֱ²¥ welcomes the announcement today of $3.2 million in State Government funding to acquire a Geoscience Ion Probe to…
Renowned Curtin astronomer leads Premier’s Science Awards nominations
Four Â鶹ֱ²¥ researchers and three of the University’s programs have been named as finalists in the prestigious Premier’s Science…
Rock stars – Curtin scientists find two meteorites in two weeks
Â鶹ֱ²¥ researchers have discovered two meteorites in a two week period on the Nullarbor Plain – one freshly fallen…
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 and…
Serendipity broadens the scope for making graphite
Â鶹ֱ²¥ researchers have unexpectedly discovered a new way to make crystalline graphite, an essential material used in the making…
Curtin researcher welcomes decision to preserve ancient WA site
Â鶹ֱ²¥ researcher John Curtin Distinguished Professor Simon Wilde welcomes a decision by the Federal Government to preserve an ancient…
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…