Virtual reality lets teachers take students into otherwise impossible spaces, giving them the power to ‘physically’ experience chemical reactions.
By Sara Culverhouse | Arts and culture; Research; Science and technology; The future of humanity; Education | Leave a comment
New luminescent materials are heralding the next era of innovation in medical diagnostics, communications, solar energy and numerous other technologies.
By Karen Green | A decade of impact; Research; Science and technology; Physical sciences and mathematics | Leave a commentA new scholarship to study Chemistry at Curtin University has been launched to ease the financial constraints of regional students forced to study away from home. The David E. Williams Analytical Reference Laboratory Scholarship has been developed in honour the late David Williams, a scientist hailing from Bunbury who, at the age of 17 in Read More
By Megan Meates | Campus and community; Physical sciences and mathematicsForensic research conducted by a Curtin University PhD student has identified key chemical markers of decomposition, which could significantly assist investigations into suspicious deaths.
By Andrea Barnard | Campus and community; Research; IT and computing; Physical sciences and mathematicsAs part of the global celebration of the International Year of Chemistry in 2011, Curtin University will host Chemfest this Saturday, 12 November.
By Andrea Barnard | Campus and community; Physical sciences and mathematicsAn internationally renowned Curtin University science education researcher is assisting West Australian high school teachers to document their teaching to help students build better scientific understanding.
By Andrea Barnard | Campus and community; IT and computing; Physical sciences and mathematicsCurtin University PhD student, Christiane Vitzthum von Eckstaedt, has developed a technology to distinguish sources of major pollutants in the environment, known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including emissions.
By Andrea BarnardStudents from more than 50 West Australian high schools will attend Curtin’s Bentley campus next week for The Science Experience, a three-day summer school, designed to expose students to a diverse range of sciences.
By Andrea Barnard | Campus and community; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Physical sciences and mathematicsFor the first time in a century, the release of a new Table of Standard Atomic Weights of the Elements could change the way students, chemists and scientists the world-over approach chemistry.
By Andrea Barnard | Research; Physical sciences and mathematicsCurtin palaeontologist receives prestigious Prime Minister’s science prize for her work in preserving fossilised soft tissue of ancient fish.
By Teresa Belcher | Campus and community; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Physical sciences and mathematicsCRICOS Provider Code: WA 00301J
