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Rough Plastics Catch Cancer
Cancer cells could be captured on roughened plastics, improving the prospects of early diagnosis following recent work at the Ian Wark Institute at the University of South Australia. |
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3D Layering Puts Solar on Track
Solar panels structured like a chessboard, where the white squares are slightly raised compared with the black squares, could reduce the cost of tracking the sun, helping to spread energy generation more evenly throughout the day. |
Browse: Organic Semiconductor Could Lead to Biodegradable Devices |
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Lasers Pick Atoms Apart
Light could be used to pick apart a substance atom by atom, paving the way for new ways to produce nanoscale diamond devices according to research published in Nature Communications. |
The nanostructure of cicada wings is inspiring new materials that are self-cleaning, repel water and can kill bacteria.
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Magnetic polymers have been applied to winemaking to demonstrate their potential as a treatment to remove off-flavours. How does it work and what is the effect? |
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Boiling Water that Never Bubbles
Water can be made to boil without bubbling by using textured surfaces, an Australian/American collaboration has proved in Nature. |
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Silicon Defects Corrected
A method for correcting defects in low-grade silicon could boost the efficiency of commercial photovoltaic panels by 10% in a few years time, further improving solar power’s competitiveness. |
Browse: Bionic Bra Brought to Life |
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Cool Careers:
A Time To Dance
Joel Miller is seeking to create better bone implants, and turned his PhD into a competition-winning dance. |
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From Vitamins to Solar
It is not an obvious path from Prof Andrew Holmes’ PhD on the synthesis of vitamin B12 to the next generation of solar cells, but it has now led him back to the University of Melbourne where he completed his undergraduate degree. |
Quandary:
The Bio-Brick Revolution
While synthetic biology promises benefits such as glow-in-the dark trees that replace city lights, there are many more sinister applications that have many people worried. |
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Compound benefits: Creating new materials to aid cleaner energy generation
Materials scientist Prof David Sholl explains how new hi-tech metal hydrides and metal-organic frameworks can be used to increase the efficiency of nuclear power stations and to capture carbon dioxide emissions in coal-fired power plants. |
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Colour-changing dragons to reveal their secrets
A study of why animals change colour could enable scientists to develop bandages that change colour in response to slight changes in the temperature of the wound.
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New coatings extend life and safety of hip implants
New coatings have been developed for hip replacements to protect against post-operative infection and provide a barrier to minimise metal ion release into the body. |
Online Feature: Beware the hype – springy soles won’t make you run much faster |
