Most Australians (84%) feel positive that science and technology are improving society. These positive perceptions have been strongly held over the last five years. …
Making nano-chips: Sydney centre opens today
Bionic eyes, quantum computers and more efficient solar cells are among the many research projects set to benefit from a new facility due to be officially opened in Sydney on Friday. …
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The Diamond Age
Move aside bronze, iron, silicon We’re moving into the Diamond Age according to Professor David Awschalom from the University of California. He and his team have already built experimental diamond …
Where do nanoparticles go?
Never before have scientists made such a proactive effort to study the safety of an emerging technology as they are currently doing with nanotechnology, says Dr Mark Wiesner from Duke University. …
World’s tiniest scales
Measuring the contents of a single cell: the nano-machinery of life Scientists are developing a tiny set of scales that will be capable of weighing each of the 100 million or so different proteins in …
A million times faster
A radical new kind of computer memory will be a million times faster than existing hard-drives, a leading expert in the field of nanotechnology announced today in Sydney. It will use nanotechnology …
Scientists relax – Australia loves us
And Australians are feeling good about new technologies including nanotechnology. Most Australians (84%) feel positive that science and technology are improving society. These positive perceptions …
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Genographic ‘snapshot’ provides insights into Melbourne’s genetic melting pot
Results from Journey of Your Genes Public Swabbing Event Revealed MELBOURNE (3 Dec, 2009), The Governor of Victoria, His Excellency Prof. David de Kretser, AC, shares the same Y chromosome …
Genographic 'snapshot' provides insights into Melbourne's genetic melting pot
Results from Journey of Your Genes Public Swabbing Event Revealed MELBOURNE (3 Dec, 2009), The Governor of Victoria, His Excellency Prof. David de Kretser, AC, shares the same Y chromosome …
Chris Darwin on the 150th anniversary of evolution
One hundred and fifty years ago Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, revealing his theory of evolution. It was a revolutionary idea that underpins all of modern biology. His great, …
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Octopus jets the key to greener flights: synthetic jets improve aerodynamics of aircraft
Researchers at the University of New South Wales have improved the aerodynamics of aircraft by putting rows of tiny synthetic jets along the wings of aeroplanes —much like the suck and blow jets …
2010 L’Oréal-UNESCO Laureates announced
The winners of the 2010 L’ORÉAL-UNESCO Awards were announced on 14 October 2009. …
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