A new technology to stop falls before they happen could helping the elderly stay in their own homes longer Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have developed a simple way of …
Match your treatment to your cancer
Cell death genes essential for cancer therapy identified. New research has uncovered why certain cancers don’t respond to conventional chemotherapy, highlighting the need to match treatments to …
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Understanding the link between HIV and dementia
HIV can hide out in the brain, protected from the immune system and antiviral drugs, Dr Lachlan Gray and his colleagues at Monash University and the Burnet Institute have found. …
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Printing solar cells
Australian researchers have invented nanotech solar cells that are thin, flexible and use 1/100th the materials of conventional solar cells. …
Fire, carbon capture and the NT
Soil has the answer to burning climate questions Decreasing the frequency of wild fires in northern Australia would lead to an increase in the amount of carbon stored in the soil, significantly …
A little lupin improves the bread of life
In flour it reduces heart disease risk say Melbourne and WA researchers You can lower your risk of heart disease significantly, just by using flour containing 40 per cent lupin beans in the place …
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Samurai of the sea
What sawfish really do with their saw Scientists thought that sawfish used their saw to probe the sea bottom for food. But a Cairns researcher has found that these large (5 metres or more) and …
Seeding the regrowth of nerves with tamarind
Melbourne scientists have developed an injectable material that encourages nerves in the brain and spinal cord to regrow. Their work could lead to new ways of treating nerve-based injuries or …
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A planet going the wrong way
By travelling backwards it’s pushing knowledge forwards All planets move around their stars in the same direction as the star spins—at least that’s what we thought. …
Waste heat slashes fuel consumption
A minor modification to your car could reduce fuel consumption by over seven per cent. The Deakin University invention uses waste heat to reduce friction by warming the engine oil. A prototype has …
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A smart bandage reveals healing
Melbourne researchers have developed smart bandages that change colour to reveal the state of the wound beneath. Their invention could reduce the $500 million cost of chronic wound care in …
2011 Fresh Scientists announced
Here are the Fresh Scientists of 2011. You can meet this year’s Fresh Scientists on Monday 6 June over a beer at the Duke of Kent, more information here. Feel free to share this event with …