By David Ceddia, Monash University Within colloquial language exists the simile ‘dry as a bone’ which is often used to refer to something that is extremely dry. For example; that dessert is dry [...]
Every year, for the last 15 years, a swarm of working scientists have descended on Canberra to meet with parliamentarians, learn how policy development works and network with each other. This [...]
By Timothy Buttsworth, The University of Queensland Imagine the surface of a sphere. It’s nice and smooth- it has no sharp bits. If we cut it in half along the equator, we get the surfaces of two [...]
By Zackary Burton, La Trobe University My academic interests have always circulated between maths and physics. During high school I was under the impression that maths was just something I would [...]
AMSI wishes to congratulate to the 2015 Abel Prize winners: John F. Nash Jr., Princeton University; and Louis Nirenberg, Courant Institute, New York University. They have been award the [...]
MELBOURNE, THURSDAY 26 MARCH, 2015: The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) is delighted with the recent recognition given to the prominence of the role mathematics and science have [...]
Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb, released — at an address to the National Press Club —a report commissioned by the Australian Academy of Science and his office. The report reflects the [...]
By Ryann Sullivan, Deakin University As technology has progressed and mobile phones have become part of everyday life, the prospects of research in activity recognition using mobile devices have [...]
By Michelle Strumila, Monash University In physics, there is something called a Feynman diagram. It is a way of representing the interactions between particles. This is the way quantum field [...]
By David Stojanovski, Monash University Bone – most people wouldn’t consider it alive. It isn’t soft and pliable like our muscles, fat, organ tissue or hair. However, bone [...]
