Fishing for solutions to the plastic problem – A University of Adelaide study shows industry players are open to measures to reduce plastics in seafood – but first they have to understand the problem.
Better bone marrow transplants; building a virtual human cell 2021 Metcalf Prizes for Stem Cell Research announced
Securing global net zero: universities have solutions
Zero carbon flight; where should I plant my grapes; VR bushfires and more.
Faster treatments for future pandemics; investigating the DNA factory in our bodies that makes everything 2022 CSL Centenary Fellowships awarded
‘I saw cancer cells just popping up at me’
Smart microscope slides detect cancer: invented at La Trobe, trialled at Peter Mac, made at ANFF, published in Nature.
29 Health Fellows announced
We were proud to work with the Academy to produce these short video citations of each of the new Fellows (each is about twenty seconds long). They were shown online during the Ceremony and also posted to social media.
A CT brain scanner in an aircraft or ambulance?
Saving lives after stroke with a small aircraft or ambulance-mounted CT brain scanner
One million Aussies affected by eating disorders
Launch of national research strategy
Rover ready for Australian Hospitals
ARTG listing for revolutionary lightweight x-ray machine
Sugar coating opens a path to longer lasting lithium sulfur batteries
Offering the potential to:
- Drive an electric vehicle from Melbourne to Sydney on a single charge
- Create lightweight batteries for drones and submarines
- Unlock new avenues in aviation and maritime industries
- Produce batteries in Australia with Australian lithium, without using cobalt and rare earth minerals.
More ‘good cells’, safer treatments for leukaemia patients – Siok Tey, Brisbane
Making a virtual human cell to explore how we’re made and how we can regenerate damaged organs – Pengyi Yang, Sydney
WINNERS OF THE NATIONAL STEM CELL FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA’S METCALF PRIZES ANNOUNCED TODAY
SCIENTISTS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS:
Research to improve bone marrow transplantation and to use computer science to understand how stem cells work has won two Australian researchers $55,000 each in the annual Metcalf Prizes for Stem Cell Research, awarded by the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia.
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- Zero carbon flight is possible, and could be ready by 2030 (Leeds University)
- Where should I plant my grapes in 2100? (University of Tasmania)
- Understanding wildfire management with virtual reality projections (Penn State)
- Floods, droughts, heatwaves, polar vortexes – warming oceans drive extreme weather (University of Bergen)
- Understanding heat uptake across the Southern Ocean (UNSW Sydney)
- Open-source solutions for direct carbon capture (NYU)
- What does ‘net zero’ mean if you don’t have electricity? (University of Southampton)
Speakers available from universities across the world available for interview.
The 50 universities across the world who form the International Universities Climate Alliance are all working on ways we can secure global net zero. The Alliance was established in April 2020 and is convened by the University of New South Wales in Sydney.
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Faster treatments for future pandemics (Brisbane)
Investigating the DNA factory in our bodies that makes everything (Melbourne)
Two Australian scientists have each been awarded a CSL Centenary Fellowship of $1.25 million over five years to undertake research that will transform our response to pandemics, and lead to new cancer treatments.
The Fellowships were presented at the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Annual Meeting 2021 on Wednesday 27 October.
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Smart microscope slides detect cancer:
invented at La Trobe, trialled at Peter Mac, made at ANFF, published in Nature.
A new microscope slide that can be used with any optical microscope may forever change how we identify cancer cells, according to a paper published in Nature today.
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Saving lives after stroke with a small aircraft or ambulance-mounted CT brain scanner
Adelaide company Micro-X (MX1) has started developing a small CT brain scanner that can be fitted in ambulances and emergency aircraft. If successful, the device will allow paramedics and retrieval teams to diagnose and then start treating stroke patients in the golden hour – the first hour after a stroke.
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Australia’s first national research and translation strategy for a mental health disorder
At least a million Australians affected by eating disorders, but only about 200,000 receive evidence-based treatment
- Leading psychiatric cause of death
- Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa and other eating disorders are having a profound impact on individuals, families and communities
- National research strategy launched today says we can improve early identification and treatments and even prevent eating disorders
- The strategy outlines the ten questions that need answers for us to improve the quality of life for all affected Australians and their families.
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Offering the potential to:
- Drive an electric vehicle from Melbourne to Sydney on a single charge
- Create lightweight batteries for drones and submarines
- Unlock new avenues in aviation and maritime industries
- Produce batteries in Australia with Australian lithium, without using cobalt and rare earth minerals.
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Corrected 31 August: ‘500 light years’ updated to ‘500 million light years’
Research reveals how star-making pollutes the cosmos
Animation available, astronomers available in Australia and UK for interview
Galaxies pollute the environment they exist in, researchers have found.
A team of astronomers led by Alex Cameron and Deanne Fisher from the ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D) used a new imaging system on at the WM Keck Observatory in Hawaii to confirm that what flows into a galaxy is a lot cleaner than what flows out.
The research is published today in The Astrophysical Journal.
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