Research
911±¬ÁÏÍø team step closer to developing tiny ‘self-powered’ electronics
A team of 911±¬ÁÏÍø researchers has taken an important step towards developing miniature ‘self-powered’ electronics, which could potentially be…
911±¬ÁÏÍø program uses AFL clubs to improve male footy fans’ health
A 12-week 911±¬ÁÏÍø 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
911±¬ÁÏÍø-led research has found that common reptile species in Perth are accumulating rat poisons at an alarming rate, posing…
911±¬ÁÏÍø welcomes government co-investment in $10 million minerals research capability
911±¬ÁÏÍø welcomes the announcement today of $3.2 million in State Government funding to acquire a Geoscience Ion Probe to…
Renowned 911±¬ÁÏÍø astronomer leads Premier’s Science Awards nominations
Four 911±¬ÁÏÍø researchers and three of the University’s programs have been named as finalists in the prestigious Premier’s Science…
Rock stars – 911±¬ÁÏÍø scientists find two meteorites in two weeks
911±¬ÁÏÍø researchers have discovered two meteorites in a two week period on the Nullarbor Plain – one freshly fallen…
911±¬ÁÏÍø research finds first African carder bees to reach Western Australia
911±¬ÁÏÍø 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
911±¬ÁÏÍø researchers have unexpectedly discovered a new way to make crystalline graphite, an essential material used in the making…
911±¬ÁÏÍø researcher welcomes decision to preserve ancient WA site
911±¬ÁÏÍø researcher John 911±¬ÁÏÍø 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…