Aussie Scientists Cut, Grind and Polish Perfect Kilogram
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It's a question of keeping up standards. That famous slab in Paris has lost 50 micrograms, so Australian scientists are creating a perfect sphere out of Silicon 28. They even know how many atoms it'll contain.
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Australian and British scientists have achieved a technical breakthrough to help control insects that have developed resistance to common agricultural pesticides, the New South Wales state government said on Thursday.
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Mathew Helm has practised the dive that won him silver at the Athens Olympics thousands of times. He finished Australia&#39;s greatest Olympics in diving in almost the best possible way - with four perfect 10s and a spot on the medal podium.
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New Japanese research into silicon carbide growth could revolutionise the electronics industry. A team of scientists has developed a method of making near-perfect silicon carbide crystals.
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Seeking efficient solar cells Researchers in Australia have developed technology that could pave the way for highly efficient solar cells.â¦
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Astronomers produce amazing pictures using a remarkable new instrument on the UK Infrared Telescope in Hawaii.
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Scientists perform a surgical operation on a living cell, using a needle just a few billionths of a metre wide.
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Scientists tap everything from gas-sniffing devices to GPS systems to better forecast when a mountain will stir. By Brad Knickerbocker | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Australian scientists have invented an electronic driver's  assistant system, similar to the back-seat driver who forever  points out road signs and warns against speeding.
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A FORTNIGHT ago University of Wollongong scientist Bert Roberts was on the Indonesian island of Flores with stegodon expert Gert van den Bergh.
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Australian scientists have used two recently discovered genes from an ancient wheat variety to develop a new way to breed salt-tolerant wheat.
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Scientists have begun designing a new generation of weapons meant to be sturdier and more reliable.
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Scientists working to build a life form from scratch have patented the method they plan to use.
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Australian and Japanese researchers are working on a prototype &quot;near zero-emission&quot; coal-fired electricity plant in an effort to reduce a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, they said.
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BHP Billiton has delivered the biggest profit ever achieved by an Australian company - a $US3.38billion ($4.73billion) whopper, up 78 per cent on last year.
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A breakthrough in the way scientists make crystals could lead to a replacement for silicon in electronic devices.
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Scientist Professor David Parry has paid tribute to Nobel Prize winner and New Zealand born scientist Maurice Wilkins who has died at the age of 88.