Test & Measurement Feature Articles

Auckland scientists studying the unique characteristics of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc have shown that cold storage can triple the shelf-life of the wine by reducing the loss of ...

Industry & Investment NSW (I&I) researchers are helping investigate the genes that control flowering in canola.

Where there is emotional intelligence in the workplace, there are likely to be happy, and productive employees who work as a team.

Scientists have literally taken a leap into a new era of computing power by making the world's smallest precision-built transistor - a "quantum dot" of just seven atoms in a single ...

An aerial view of a typical boat-mooring area in Moreton Bay reveals dozens of bare haloes, patches of sand surrounded by seagrass.

A new web-based smart metering system has been developed by CSIRO to enable householders, small businesses and electricity retailers to remotely control energy use over a broadband ...

Industry & Investment NSW (I&I) Chemistry Services Laboratory at Wagga Wagga has recently tested Australia’s first batch of sweet onions, which will hit the shelves later this year. ...

Farmers may soon be able to use their quad bikes to assess feed quality and pasture health.

Hotter temperatures and reduced rainfall in South Australia due to climate change could prompt a period of 'weed change' across the state, according to a new report from CSIRO.

New technology developed by Australian scientists has supercharged photosynthesis - the natural process of plants converting sunlight and carbon dioxide into biomass and usable energy ...

CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences has released a book – Make It Safe: A Guide to Food Safety – which provides small-scale food manufacturers with a practical guide to controlling ...

Researchers have begun looking for similar genes responsible for rice's ability to survive inwatery conditions to create a new wheat hybrid suited to waterlogged and saline conditions. ...

A Waikato University scientist is proposing an alternative to conventional mining of New Zealand's national parks.

A new CSIRO report will help ensure the delivery of maximum ecological benefits from water allocations in the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB).

Durable paint, water purification, faster computers, tougher shoe soles, and lighter and cheaper televisions are all possibilities now that a Queensland University of Technology ...

A major national study aimed at identifying the secrets of business success for small and medium enterprises gets underway this week.

Curtin University of Technology researchers have developed computer software that can detect unusual behaviour in crowds and other high-motion environments, providing a new tool in ...

Chaos theory could hold the key to making the in-situ leaching process a more effective ore extraction technique, according to a team of CSIRO Minerals Down Under Flagship scientists. ...

Murdoch's fourth year Animal Science first-class honours student in 2009, Amy Lealiifano, has discovered that 'boar taint', an objectionable odour and flavour that sometimes occurs ...

Reserve Bank interest rate increases are always difficult for business and all borrowers across the economy.