Science/Technology/Environment
Seals help plug Antarctic water mystery
Elephant seals have helped scientists to demonstrate that fresh water from Antarctic’s melting ice shelves slows the processes responsible for the formation of deep-water ocean currents that regulate global temperatures. The study was led by Dr Guy Williams from the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies and Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC together with Professor Rob Harcourt from...
Ice-aged Aboriginal art uncovered in the Kimberley
What may be the longest, most impressive and complex rock art sequence anywhere in the world has been found in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia. Evidence from recent excavations in the northwest Kimberley show that humans occupied the northern coastline as early as 36,000 years ago. The art of the region could potentially challenge Western Europe as the location for the p...
Cell colour technology wins Eureka Prize
Professor Ewa Goldys, Deputy Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) at Macquarie University, together with CNBP research affiliate Dr Martin Gosnell have won the ANSTO ‘Innovative Use of Technology’ award at the 2016 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes. They were recognised for their innovative colour-focused research, which is able to distinguish between...
The key to charity success: no deadlines
New economics research from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management says charities that impose long deadlines on donations will be less successful than those that don’t. The study by Professor Maroš Servátka and his University of Otago co-authors Associate Professor Stephen Knowles and Lecturer Trudy Sullivan looked at the impact of imposing deadlines on charitable tasks, and found ...
Key identifier for suicide risk discovered
An international collaboration between researchers at Macquarie University, the United States and Sweden has identified a molecule in the blood that could hold the key to identifying the cause of suicide. “We have known for a long time that people who attempt suicide have markers of chronic inflammation in their blood and spinal fluid. Commonly used antidepressants have only limited effec...
Campus plan connects community and business
Macquarie University is developing two new commercial buildings as part of its long term vision to expand and enhance its 126-hectare campus, focusing on creating spaces that optimise collaboration and establishing an innovation nexus in one of Australia’s largest business parks. The proposed new development at 8 and 10 University Avenue forms the next phase of development under the Unive...