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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...

Murdoch University research on remote Barrow Island will set a new world standard for protection of delicate ecosystems alongside industrial development.The Harry Butler Science Centre is named in honour of a famed Australian environmental pioneer, after whom the University’s environmental...

Professor Geoffrey Webb, Scientific Director of the Monash University eResearch Centre in the Faculty of IT has won the 2017 Eureka Prize for Excellence in Data Science. The Australian Museum Eureka prizes are awarded annually for excellence in the fields of research & innovation, leadership,...

Dr Ben Horan, Director of Deakin University’s CADET VR Lab, and Dr Kaja Antlej, Industrial Design Lecturer and researcher in digital heritage interpretation, are working to create ‘real life’ educational experiences of dinosaurs in museums.  They are using a combination of virtual reality...