Investing in the future of science

If we want to lead in fields such as clean energy, advanced manufacturing and health technology, we must invest in our national research infrastructure.

Blast from the past

Curtin researchers have helped uncover evidence of a mysterious giant asteroid impact, hidden not in a crater but in tiny pieces of glass of a type found only in Australia.

Understanding entanglement

A new experiment has demonstrated quantum entanglement between two atomic nuclei separated by about 20 nanometres, perhaps paving the way for quantum computing.

Shell phones

QUT researchers have created a prototype electronic device using a material made from seafood waste, paving the way for safe, flexible and sustainable wearable health sensors.

Science in the dock

Court rulings increasingly demand scientific certainty – but that’s not always possible, allowing companies to evade responsibility for producing potentially dangerous products.

Quantum of uncertainty

If quantum computing allows humanity to answer previously unknowable questions, how can we know those answers are right?

Publish or perish

Good scientific practices lead to public benefits, while poor scientific practices waste time and money, and perverse academic incentives rewarding the quantity rather than quality of publications aren’t helping.

Australia’s science shortfall

A new report reveals glaring gaps between Australia’s future needs and its current scientific capabilities, prompting calls for more research in the sector.

Prove it

After decades of disparagement by the academic post-modernist left, the scientific method is now being battered from the radical, authoritarian right.

The 100-year journey from quantum science to quantum technology

2025 marks the centenary of the publication of the first articles on quantum mechanics, also known as quantum physics.

Investing in the future

The Australian Academy of Science is calling for an urgent national conversation on research and development investment in Australia.

Rethinking risk in innovation

Innovation policy is often built around optimism. But in a world of live contest across the economy, the environment and the broader geostrategic landscape, progress cannot afford to wait for perfection.