New directions in energy storage
Progress is being made on developing more efficient lithium-ion batteries, with Flinders University researchers supporting work on a clean, green energy platform. SA Scientist of the […]
Sustainability
Grim prognosis – we’re on track for a ghastly future
An international group of 17 leading scientists have produced a comprehensive yet concise assessment of the state of civilisation, warning that the outlook is more dire […]
Art and Marine Biotech combine to help solve plastics problem
The development of Marine-derived Biopolymer Materials at Flinders University to help solve global plastics problems has taken the innovative step of inviting artists work with research […]
PM’s Science Innovator Prize goes to … Flinders Chalker Lab
Highly acclaimed Flinders University Associate Professor Justin Chalker has won the Prize for New Innovators in the 2020 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science. His discovery and […]
Good vibrations from renewable energy
Imagine a mobile phone charger that doesn’t need a wireless or mains power source. Or a pacemaker with inbuilt organic energy sources within the human body. […]
Native bushland’s fertility secret
In hotter, dryer conditions with climate change, a secret agent for more sustainable agricultural production could lie in harvesting the diverse beneficial soil microbiome in native […]
Global warming will lift agriculture weed threat
Invasive weeds pose a significant threat to global agriculture productivity – and their threat will become more pronounced if the earth’s climate is affected by increased […]
$2.4m advances Flinders to new carbon positive goal
A fresh investment of $2.4 million into solar and sustainability was announced at the formal launch of Flinders University’s massive solar carpark and the release of […]
Coal-fired power stations ‘disrupt rainfall patterns’
Modern coal-fired power stations produce more ultrafine dust particles than road traffic and can even modify and redistribute rainfall patterns, a new 15-year international study shows. […]