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Scientists in the UQ-based ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems have recreated the Mona Lisa, Van Gogh’s Starry Night and dozens of other images on a quantum ‘canvas’, that is no more than the width of a human hair.The images were projected and photographed on a blob of gaseous...

A global study led by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and involving scientists from The University of Western Australia has identified genes that can be used to develop drought and heat tolerant chickpeas.Chickpeas are the third most commonly produced...

Murdoch University has become the first university in Western Australia to become a signatory to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Sustainable Development Goals were agreed by UN member states in 2015 and aim to end extreme poverty, promote prosperity and well-being,...

Advanced materials developed and manufactured at The University of Queensland were launched to the lower limits of the earth’s atmosphere during Australia’s first commercial rocket launch recently.UQ researchers created a ceramic matrix composite panel that forms part of the rocket’s...

UniQuest, the commercialisation company of the University of Queensland, has recently celebrated the creation of their 100th startup.More than 100 companies have been created based on intellectual property from UQ research since 1988, with probiotic drink startup Perkii the 100th to be formed.UQ...