Gold star for green fluidic device
In a surprise discovery, Flinders University nanotechnology researchers have produced a range of different types of gold nanoparticles by adjusting water flow in the novel vortex […]
Sustainability
New directions in planning
Machine learning models for more sustainable and affordable housing in regional areas, assessing bushfire risk as well as consideration for disability, biodiversity and also a place […]
Better meals for farmed abalone
A mixed diet including native algae gives Australia’s prized cultured abalone the colours and appearance preferred by lucrative Asian markets, new research from the South Australian Research […]
Kangaroo Island bushfire recovery hits the water
Native oysters may one day return to the coastline of Kangaroo Island after the installation of new reef structures along the Kingscote foreshore as part of […]
Playford Trust offers study and career boosts
Seventeen Flinders University students, from first year through to PhD, are the recipients of the latest round of prestigious Playford Trust scholarships – with several funded […]
Best way to breed frogs in captivity
Frogs belong to a group of animals called amphibians – the most endangered group of species on the planet. Two out of every five amphibian species […]
New approach to polymer printing
High-power lasers are often used to modify polymer surfaces to make high-tech biomedical products, electronics and data storage components. Now Flinders University researchers have discovered a […]
Rock-wallaby bite size ‘packs a punch’
Australian rock-wallabies are ‘little Napoleons’ when it comes to compensating for small size, packing much more punch into their bite than larger relatives. Researchers from Flinders […]
Challenges for blue whale populations
The largest living animal, the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) which averages about 27 metres in length, has slowly recovered from whaling only to face the rising challenges of […]