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 […]
VFD can speed artificial liposome production to aid drug functionality
The expansion of clean chemistry applications for the Vortex Fluidic Device – invented by Flinders University’s Professor Colin Raston – continues with the successful rapid and […]
Flinders researchers awarded $4.1 million in funding
Tackling the high rate of suicide amongst defence veterans by analysing the way the government, ADF and community have understood and supported military personnel over decades […]
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 […]
Big step in rapid diagnostics
The high-tech Flinders University vortex fluidic device has been used to test for infectious diseases such as flu and COVID-19 within five minutes. The speedy high-tech […]
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’ […]
Device cracks milk protein
After gaining world attention by ‘unboiling’ egg protein, Flinders University scientists have now used an Australian-made novel thin film microfluidic device to manipulate Beta-lactoglobulin (β-lactoglobulin), the […]
Wider applications for Vortex Fluidic Device
Wider clean chemistry applications of the extraordinary Vortex Fluidic Device – invented by Flinders University’s Professor Colin Raston – are likely in the wake of new […]
Flinders at forefront of science awards
From Excellence in Science and Industry Collaboration to Scientist of the Year, Flinders University was at the forefront of the 2020 SA Science Excellence and Innovation […]