Tag: Curtin University

Plasma power: Our renewable advantage

Posted on   |  by Professor Marcela Bilek, Dr Yunxia Yang and Dr Tony Murphy
Australia is truly the lucky country when it comes to endowments of renewable energy resources. We have more sunlit, windswept land than virtually any other country. And now that...

WA space sector to get $6.5 million in state budget

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Ahead of the Western Australian budget in May, the state government has revealed it will include $6.5 million to support the space industry. The funds will be split between...

The AI powered drones hunting meteorites in outback WA

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Researchers at Curtin University have recovered a meteorite in the Western Australian outback using a new drone-mounted AI scanner. The meteorite was recovered at the end of last year...

WA made satellite ready for blast off

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A small satellite made from scratch in Western Australia will be aboard a SpaceX rocket that launches from the US on Saturday, representing the state’s first space mission in...

Curtin drives new WA industries

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Curtin University is pulling out all stops to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship. As one of Australia’s largest tertiary institutions, it aims to set the tone for undertaking research that...