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 […]
Diving deep to develop marine surface solution
Unwanted organisms transported by sea present Australia and other countries with biofouling and environmental problems that cost marine industries billions of dollars to eliminate. Flinders University […]
Step inside the world of nano – and vote 1
Ever wonder what happens under an electron microscope? The annual scientific photo competition from the Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology at Flinders University gives everyone […]
Voyages to help solve plastic pollution
The oceans of the world are filling up with plastics, and tiny pieces of degrading microplastics, so Flinders scientists are taking to the high seas to […]
Nanomesh ‘shield’ against antibiotic resistance
The fight against global antibiotic resistance has taken a major step forward with scientists discovering a concept for fabricating nanomeshes as an effective drug delivery system […]
Plastic fantastic – new frontiers for recyclable polymers
Many modern plastics, rubbers and ceramics cannot be recycled, but new polymers made from waste sulfur are promising to solve one of the planet’s biggest recycling […]
Improved fish oil from Vortex Fluidic Device
Remarkable South Australian nanoscience invention the Vortex Fluidic Device is now being used in food processing for the first time – with positive results that may […]
New tool a key to understand disease biomarker
The process of oxidative stress, a body imbalance that modifies proteins, is a problem associated with heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease – yet it remains […]
Manufacturing milestone for ‘clean’ super-strength carbon
Commercial manufacturing of one of the world’s strongest materials has taken a decisive step forward with SA-based nano-science company 2D Fluidics filing another PCT Patent application […]