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 […]
Nano ‘capsule’ to target cancer cells
Australian and New Zealand researchers have developed tiny metal ‘containing capsules’ for targeted delivery of anti-cancer drugs only to cancer cells. The study, published in the […]
When waste products can build a wall
Firing bricks and making mortar and cement is costly, but organic chemists at Flinders University are working on more sustainable alternatives – focusing on building materials […]
Mercury removal made easy
Mercury pollution is a global problem in water, air and soil near goldmines, cement and other heavy industries burning fossil fuels – with removal too expensive […]
Smart coatings in the pipeline
An imaginative approach to polymer surface coating has produced a sustainable way to remove mercury from water – while providing a wide range of protection including […]
New push to clean up e-waste, oil spills
Mounting waste from computers and electronic devices is the focus of a multi-faceted attack on environmental degradation being led by Flinders University and its commercial partner […]
New insulation takes the heat off
Waste cooking oil, sulfur and wool offcuts have been put to good use by green chemists at Flinders University to produce a sustainable new kind of […]
All pumped up for new-age rubber
Imagine a self-repairing rubber, or super-adhesive made entirely from waste materials. It sounds like science fiction or a scene from The Terminator, but researchers have discovered […]
Slick solution for oil spills ready to clean up
Polluted beaches, oily water, dead birds and marine life destruction caused by crude oil spills could be a thing of the past with pioneering new research […]