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Green power: the future of Aussie graphite

Demand for lithium-ion batteries is increasing demand for minerals, like graphite, to make them. Research to develop a more environmentally-friendly process could see battery-grade graphite produced in Australia.

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The (ocean) floor is lava: RV Investigator’s Coral Sea voyage

Most of the ocean floor and what goes on down there is pretty much a mystery. This is where the RV Investigator's new research voyage in the Coral Sea could help.

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Gold does grow on trees

Our geochemical sampling technique is helping mineral exploration companies hone in on new targets for their next big discoveries.

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CSIRO goes outback

We all know what stereotypical scientists look like. They’re clad in white lab coats and safety glasses, stirring a bubbling beaker or transferring something from one test tube to another using one of those squeezy things, but not all scientist look like these guys and – gasp – not all of them work in a...

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Whisky on the bedrocks

What do our scientists do in their spare time? Paul Shand’s expertise lies in geology and hydrogeochemistry, and he’s discovered the ‘water of life’ – whisky that is – among the rocks. Paul is a scientific whisky buff; working to reclassify whisky according to geology. The simple classification used at present is based on numbers...

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