Oz research of note, 9 January, 2012
A friendly sugar to fight diabetes; wires just four atoms wide; and debunking the “famous and dead at 27” curse […]
Oz Research of Note
Media releases, Women in Science
2011 Fellows announced
Coral, Cancer Capsules & Conservation Three $20,000 L’Oréal Australia For Women in Science Fellowships for 2011 were awarded to talented Australian women in science on Tuesday, 23 August 2011. L’Oréal this year awards three remarkable young…
Women in Science
A smarter way to deliver drugs
Georgina Such The University of Melbourne Smart capsules could change the way we deliver drugs. Today, when we’re treated for cancer, the drug spreads throughout the body indiscriminately. Along the way it causes side-effects such as nausea and hair …
Women in Science
Prime Minister recognises L’Oréal Fellow
2008 Fellow Amanda Barnard has won the 2009 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year for her work on modelling and predicting the shape, structure and stability of nanoparticles under different environmental conditions.
The AUD$50,000 prize is one of the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.
Amanda Barnard hopes to predict which nanoparticles will work most […]