Research Highlights

Media by The ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology      
The future of keeping ageing-related diseases at bay lies with the supercomputer   according to scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical  Chemistry and Biotechnology at The University of Sydney. Researchers have used sophisticated quantum chemistry and  powerful supercomputers to design improved antioxidants which will help stave  off ageing-related diseases like Alzheimer's and heart disease.

Media  by the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training            
Australians may be asked to reduce  their use of bore water in order to preserve native landscapes. Researchers at the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT) have found that eucalypts, melaleucas, acacias  and other Australian native trees drink much more groundwater than previously  thought. The NCGRT is an Australian Government initiative, supported by the ARC and the National Water Commission.

Media by University of Wollongong          
What  was Earth’s climate like almost four billion years ago? Given that the Sun was  30% cooler, was the Earth chilly or did an atmosphere much richer in greenhouse  gases keep it warm? These are among some of Earth’s secrets being answered by  researchers supported by an Australian Research Council Discovery Project grant. The research aims to solve problems surrounding Earth’s early climate almost four billion years ago, and to  understand the part that life might have already played in regulating it.

Media by National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training           
Fifteen thousand collapsing bores – and a  half-billion dollar repair bill – are endangering the future of Australia’s  largest and most precious resource, its groundwater. The National Centre for  Groundwater Research and Training is an Australian Government initiative, supported by the Australian Research Council and the National Water Commission.