One of the pests, the cotton bollworm, is widespread in Africa, Asia and Europe and causes damage to over 100 crops, including corn, cotton, tomato and soybean. The damage and controlling th... Read more
Wheat provides about a fifth of humanity’s food The re-emergence of a rust disease that can kill wheat is threatening food security. A breakthrough has been announced in the prestigious jour... Read more
A new type of wheat that has ten times the amount of the fibre which helps improve gut health and also fights bowel cancer and Type 2 diabetes than normal wheat has been developed by an inte... Read more
Researchers from CSIRO’s Data61 have developed new technology which uses the way a person walks, their gait, to power wearable devices. The technology also has the potential to be used as a... Read more
A radical new process that allows hydrogen to be efficiently sourced from liquid formic acid could be one step forward in making the dream of hydrogen-powered cars an economic reality. Using... Read more
Inspired by the humble cactus, a new type of membrane has the potential to significantly boost the performance of fuel cells and transform the electric vehicle industry. The membrane, develo... Read more
Scientists at the John Innes Centre (JIC) and The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) have pioneered a new gene-detecting technology which, if deployed correctly could lead to the creation of a new e... Read more
Australian scientists have made a significant discovery that could lead to a simple and quick “breath test” for malaria Researchers at CSIRO, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and th... Read more
Preliminary results show the device, created at Cedars-Sinai and developed by NeuroVision Imaging, may provide highly predictive early detection of changes associated with Alzheimer’s... Read more
For the first time ever scientists have managed to use the Sun’s rays to create the same energy that is currently produced in coal or gas-fired power stations. The breakthrough in Aust... Read more
A breakthrough in drilling technology could slash costs by 85 per cent and help find much needed new mineral discoveries. It’s been unveiled by the Deep Exploration Technologies Cooper... Read more
A handheld detector that reduces both the cost and time taken to remediate sites contaminated by petroleum products has been launched to market in the United States. The device, RemScan, dev... Read more