Industry News
Physicists achieve superlensing without a superlens
Physicists have managed to achieve superlensing with minimal losses — breaking through the diffraction limit by a factor of nearly four times — by removing the superlens altogether. [ + ]
Noble metal coating reduces acute stent thrombosis
Medtech company Bactiguard has developed a thin noble metal coating that prevents bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation on medical devices. [ + ]
Sanofi opens mRNA research site at Griffith University
Sanofi has officially opened its latest research site at Griffith University's Gold Coast campus, which is set to bring global biomedical R&D to the region. [ + ]
2023 GSK Award recognises leading ubiquitin researcher
Professor David Komander won the 2023 GSK Award for Research Excellence for his work in elevating global understanding of the ubiquitin system. [ + ]
Gas-sensing capsule to help people with gut disorders
Atmo Biosciences has created a gas-sensing capsule the size of a vitamin pill which, when swallowed, can electronically report data about the human gastrointestinal system. [ + ]
Tongue diagnostic systems help detect disease
New methods for diagnosing disease from the tongue's appearance are now being done remotely using artificial intelligence and a camera — even a smartphone. [ + ]
Electrical 'switch' used to control chemical reactions
Researchers have succeeded in activating an organic chemical reaction with a simple electric field. To do this, they designed an electrochemical microfluidic reactor. [ + ]
Renting linked to faster biological aging, study finds
Renting your home has a stronger link to faster 'biological aging' — the cumulative damage to the body's tissues and cells — compared to unemployment or being a former smoker. [ + ]
$650m in funding to support national research infrastructure
The latest funding will support 80 projects across 25 lead agencies from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2027. [ + ]
Mouse brains are 'rewired' during pregnancy
Both oestrogen and progesterone act on a small population of neurons in the brain to switch on parental behaviour even before offspring arrive. [ + ]
Climate scientists sound the alarm; those with lung conditions at risk
Scientists say that Earth's vital signs have worsened beyond anything we have seen — and people with lung conditions are particularly at risk. [ + ]
Liquid reagent inactivates SARS-CoV-2 in patient samples
The unique composition of the reagent could extract RNA in patient samples in little as 5–10 minutes — and importantly, rapidly inactivate SARS-CoV-2 to make testing safer. [ + ]
Why do antidepressants take so long to kick in?
The delay in therapeutic action of antidepressants has been a puzzle to psychiatrists ever since they were first discerned over 50 years ago — a puzzle that now appears to have been solved. [ + ]
SMi Systems secures patent for single-molecule imaging tech
According to SMi, the patented technology consists of highly specialised optics that allow the company to view single molecules at unprecedented resolution. [ + ]
Fragments of mitochondrial DNA spread Parkinson's disease
The spread of damaged genetic material, the mitochondrial DNA, causes the symptoms reminiscent of Parkinson's disease and its progression to dementia. [ + ]