Two Curtin PhD researchers have designed a modular laboratory made from reused and recycled materials to test the viability of sustainable housing.
By Zoe Taylor | Environment; Research; Research Featured; Sustainable development; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Architecture and construction | Leave a comment
An innovative medical start-up based on an orthopaedic screw that aims to improve patient outcomes in complex surgeries has taken a major step forward, raising $1.15 million from private investors.
By Yasmine Phillips | Feature; Research; Research Featured; Health; Science and Engineering
Curtin University researchers will demonstrate the enormous potential of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies as part of the new XR:WA festival and conference.
By Lucien Wilkinson | General; Research; Research Featured; Science and technology; Humanities; Media and communications; The arts and creative industries
A thermal battery being developed by Curtin researchers will be key to a solar power system capable of producing electricity overnight, rivalling fossil fuels as a viable source of power.
By Lucien Wilkinson | General; Research; Research Featured; Science and technology; Engineering and mining; Science and Engineering
Solo yachtsman Jon Sanders will collect water samples to help Curtin University researchers examine the toll plastic waste is having on the world’s oceans during his 11th circumnavigation voyage.
By Lucien Wilkinson | Environment; Feature; General; Research; Research Featured; Science and technology; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Science and Engineering
Researchers from Curtin University’s Space Science and Technology Centre (SSTC) have accomplished the rare feat of building their own pocket-sized satellite.
By Yasmine Phillips | Feature; Research; Research Featured; Science and Engineering
Three in five Australian young adults who currently use e-cigarettes are likely to initiate tobacco cigarette smoking in the next six months, new research led by Curtin University has found.
By Lauren Sydoruk | Health and medicine; Research; Research Featured; Health
Women working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields are facing barriers that require attitude changes and additional support.
By Lauren Sydoruk | Business; Research; Research Featured; Business, management and law
A Curtin University human rights lecturer and author will travel to Ethiopia for research after receiving a Humanities Travelling Fellowship from the Australian Academy of the Humanities.
By Lucien Wilkinson | Arts and culture; General; Research; Research Featured; Culture, language and Indigenous; Education; Humanities
Curtin University has achieved rankings in 37 of the 54 subjects assessed in the 2019 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, including being named among the top 10 in Australia for 24 subjects.
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