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New research finds Earth’s oldest asteroid strike linked to ‘big thaw’
Wed, 22 Jan 2020Curtin University scientists have discovered Earth’s oldest asteroid strike occurred at Yarrabubba, in outback Western Australia, and coincided with the end of a global deep freeze.
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Curtin planetary sciences and health research boosted with ARC funding
Thu, 16 Jan 2020Curtin University’s Earth and planetary sciences and health technology research has been boosted with new state-of-the-art equipment courtesy of more than $1.4 million in Federal Government funding.
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Let them speak: Translanguaging in the classroom
Wed, 15 Jan 2020Letting Aboriginal children use all their languages and dialects to make meaning could improve their engagement in the classroom and likelihood of future success, new research suggests.
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Study finds tiny ‘nano’ capsules effective in treating type two diabetes
Mon, 13 Jan 2020Curtin University researchers have developed tiny capsules that are able to effectively target the liver and pancreas reducing the inflammatory effects of type two diabetes.
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Curtin and Little Green Pharma partner on medicinal cannabis
Sun, 12 Jan 2020Curtin University and Perth-based company Little Green Pharma Ltd have joined forces to develop new technology for the delivery of medicinal cannabis
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Study finds bereavement program helps children deal with grief
Tue, 07 Jan 2020A new bereavement program designed for children who are dealing with the sudden loss of a parent or sibling has helped them manage their grief, a pilot study led by Curtin University has found.
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Reviving the coffee industry in Papua New Guinea
Mon, 06 Jan 2020Papua New Guinea once produced some of the world's finest coffee beans, but the industry has been in decline since the 1990s. Curtin researcher Dr Rueben Wanobo Sengere hopes to reverse the trend.
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Changing the narrative with audio description
Thu, 19 Dec 2019No two people will ever witness a scene in exactly the same way. This can present interesting challenges to those whose job it is to narrate the visual.
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Hot superplumes ‘chicken-and-egg’ with Earth’s supercontinents
Tue, 17 Dec 2019Curtin University researchers suggest a ‘chicken-and-egg’ relationship exists between the Earth’s mantle-located superplumes and surface-located supercontinents.
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Curtin student’s innovation capable of ‘reading’ human emotions
Mon, 16 Dec 2019A Curtin University mechatronic engineering student has developed an intelligent system capable of reading people’s emotions in real-time, offering potential benefits for a range of industries.
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