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• Unique Indigenous native seed farm to help meet supply challenges

  A team of scientists from Curtin’s ARC Centre for Mine Site Restoration has helped to install an Indigenous-owned and operated native seed farm to supply Australia’s growing land rehabilitation needs.

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• Study helps solve riddle of Mekong River age and Tibetan plateau formation

  A Curtin researcher is among an international team that has found evidence the Mekong River was formed mainly by climate and not tectonic forces, as is widely thought.

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• Two Curtin world-leading researchers named Academy Fellows

  Two leading Curtin researchers responsible for major advances in the resources and construction industries have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering.

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• Curtin scientists unearth rare mineral from buried WA impact crater

  Curtin University researchers studying core samples taken near Shark Bay have discovered an ultra-rare mineral from what may be the largest-known meteorite impact crater in Australia.

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• WA’s national bid to lead battery energy storage research hub charges on

  A WA-led national consortium of industry and universities has been invited to progress to the second stage of its bid to lead a $100 million Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre.

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• Curtin research finds smarter way to harvest solar energy for clean fuels

  Curtin University researchers have developed a low-cost and environmentally friendly method to harvest energy from sunlight to produce clean fuels such as hydrogen.

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• Surgical screw invention crowned overall winner at Curtinnovation Awards

  An innovative orthopaedic screw that could help improve patient outcomes after complex trauma surgery has been named as the overall winner in the 2018 Curtinnovation Awards.

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• Curtin research uncovers unique nesting habits of WA resin bee

  Curtin University research has found that a native resin bee endemic to WA is unique in using dry Banksia flowers and the fuzz of the Banksia cones in their nests, in urbanised parts of Perth.

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• Curtin University Professor named the Premier’s Scientist of the Year

  Curtin University congratulates eminent global urban design and transport sustainability expert Professor Peter Newman on being named Scientist of the Year at the 2018 Premier’s Science Awards.

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• Curtin researchers share secret seed recipe for better biodiversity

  Curtin University researchers have developed a seed-coating technology that can help bring degraded landscapes back to life and repair damaged ecosystems.

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