Laser to break specific molecular bonds
19 May, 2006A team of researchers has achieved a long-sought scientific goal: using laser light to break specific molecular bonds.
First man-made fractal molecule
12 May, 2006All objects in nature are made of irregular molecules called fractals and scientists now have created and captured an image of the largest man-made fractal molecule at the nanoscale.
Improvement in poultry quality
26 April, 2006A test has been developed that can assess the robustness of the immune system in poultry by the Eureka E! 2692 molecular tests project.
Help for forensics with full-colour fingerprints
16 March, 2006In the future, forensic investigators may take full-colour fingerprints using new technology developed by a University of Toronto-led team of international researchers.
Scientific advances boost anti-doping campaign
08 February, 2006 by Peter BrownleeThe unprecedented anti-doping campaign for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne is aimed at making these Games the cleanest ever with thousands of tests being carried out on athletes in Australia and overseas
Gene patent study misleading
06 January, 2006A report in Science journal relating to gene patenting claimed: "Nearly a fifth of all human genes have been patented, a study has found, leading to fears that research into diseases such as breast cancer, diabetes and obesity could be stifled."
Method to detect potential bioterrorism agent
08 November, 2005A new combination of analytical chemistry and mathematical data analysis techniques allows the rapid identification of the species, strain and infectious phase of the potential biological terrorism agent Coxiella burnetii. The bacterium causes the human disease Q fever, which can cause serious illness and even death.
Clandestine laboratories
08 August, 2004Clandestine drug laboratories present hazards and dangers to the community in all areas across Australia, including urban and rural centres
Australian overturns 15 years of nano-science doctrine
08 April, 2003Dr John Sader used established mechanical principles to prove that the popular V-shaped cantilever inadvertently degrades the performance of the instrument and delivers none of its intended benefits
Studying corrosion phenomena
08 April, 2002Described as the biggest advance in microscopy since the electron microscope, the second-generation scanning Kelvin probe has been unveiled by Australian scientists
