Using microbes to battle pollution

The ability of bacteria to remove pollutants from soil, water, mine waste and other environments could be supercharged by a ‘friendly’ compatible virus, according to a […]

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Ways to reduce Legionella risk

Flinders University researchers have identified opportunities to strengthen Legionella risk management across Australia by introducing uniform best practice across all states and territories. Published in BMC […]

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ARC projects go underground for answers

Two new environmental research projects at Flinders University are going underground, after receiving Australian Research Council (ARC) grants. Flinders College of Science and Engineering Professor Gavin […]

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Rising need for aquifer recharge systems

Climate change will increasingly stress water supply and economic and environmental systems, creating mounting need for more ideas to reduce reliance and conserve diminishing river and […]

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Toothed platypus lived 25m years ago

Australia’s platypus, one of the world’s most enigmatic animals, had an exotic origin story, according to an exciting discovery by Flinders University palaeontologists. They have described […]

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Novel antimicrobial discovery at Flinders

Antimicrobial resistance is becoming a global burden in human health and food production, so affordable new materials are needed to overcome this growing problem. To answer […]

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EVs can support home energy bills

A new Australian study has found that electric vehicles (EVs) equipped with vehicle-to-home (V2H) technology can significantly reduce household electricity costs and lessen the need for […]

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