Researchers from Pennsylvania State University have discovered a new way to detect terbium, a valuable rare earth element, in difficult environments like acid mine waste.
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Australian Government gives boost to women in STEM roles
The Australian Government has pledged almost $2 million in funding to support women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) roles across the country.
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Australian Government backs SME mining innovation
The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources has tabled a review of the country’s patents system for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in an effort to encourage innovation across multiple industries.
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CSIRO tips ‘Team Australia’ for critical energy minerals
The CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has released its Critical Energy Minerals Roadmap to emphasise the strength Australia can wield in the world’s transition to renewable energy.
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Origin Energy supports Indigenous STEM scholarships at UNSW
Origin Energy’s philanthropic arm, Origin Foundation, has given $5 million to the University of New South Wales (UNSW) to assist Indigenous students pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM) fields.
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Tackling the STEM skills gap
The number of young men and women studying science, technology, engineering and maths is steadily declining. Australian Mining speaks to BHP’s chief of staff and head of geoscience, Laura Tyler, about the importance of addressing the STEM skills gap.
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Mining innovation research wins QLD Gov funding
Three Queensland scientists have been awarded more than half a million dollars for research into innovative solutions for the mining industry.
According to QLD minister for innovation, science, and the
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Did the earth move for you? How GPS tracks the slow movements of a world in motion
If you feel that the earth beneath your feet is moving, it’s because it is.
Since the late 1980s geophysicists including myself have been building a network of advanced Global Positioning System (GPS)
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Bronze Age mining revealed through breakthrough research
A group of researchers have been able to detect ancient traces of mining from the Bronze Age at a height of 1,450 metres in the Bartholomaberg region in Austria
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Australian Academy of Science divests from fossil fuel
Another divestment domino has fallen, with the Australian Academy of Science announcing this morning it will divest from fossil fuel interests.
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Science breaks new ground in converting coal ash from pollutant to useful products
New technology is turning toxic fly ash into something useful for operators.
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Opal discovery may prove life on Mars
The discovery of opals in a meteorite from Mars may be proof of life on the red planet.
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New discovery highlights link between ancient bacteria and gold deposits
A Curtin University research has uncovered a link between rocks containing an ancient bacteria and prehistoric gold deposits.
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Something new and superheavy at the periodic table
A new element, 117, has been added to the periodic table.
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Metal used to create lifelike cells
Living cells have been made of metal instead of carbon, and one British researcher thinks the creations they may be evolving.
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