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 […]
‘Radical’ new green power source
Scientists in Australia and China are hoping to make the world’s first safe and efficient non-toxic aqueous aluminium radical battery. Teams from Flinders University in South […]
New vision for thermal imaging lenses
Flinders University researchers have discovered a new low-cost material that can be made into lenses for thermal imaging – pointing to new advanced manufacturing applications for […]
New tech for water and other industries
An improved clean and green means of coating materials for efficient wastewater treatment processes is now possible thanks to the Vortex Fluidic Device. The adaptability and […]
Renewable polymer has magnetic appeal
A new multi-functional material which can be used to purify water, as a recyclable construction material, and as a lightweight machine component for possible use in […]
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 […]
How to mix the ‘un-mixable’
Imagine making some liquids mix that do not mix, then unmixing them. In one of the grand challenges of science, a Flinders University device which previously ‘unboiled’ […]
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 […]
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 […]