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03-Mar-2023
The Waldner group - operating in Australia as Waldner Pty Ltd - is now strengthening its presence and service offerings in Australia by acquiring Laboratory Systems Group Pty Ltd (Lilydale/Melbourne), a pioneer in Australia for lab solutions designed for maximum safety and optimum performance, ...
“What began as an experimental annoyance ended up being a hint towards a capability of our microscope that is unique among current alternatives”
11-Nov-2022
While quantum computing seems like the big-ticket item among the developing technologies based on the behaviour of matter and energy on the atomic and subatomic level, another direction promises to open a new door for scientific research itself – quantum microscopy. With the advance of quantum ...
17-Aug-2022
Researchers from UNSW Sydney have discovered that a particular transposable element, or jumping gene, in the genome has a profound effect on the immune response to virus infection. The findings in mice, published in Nature, provide new information about how the immune system is regulated, and ...
Biomedical device passes the litmus test
16-Dec-2021
A University of Sydney PhD researcher is developing a cancer and serious disease-detecting biomedical probe that can be made from the juice of rancid oranges. Called a nanobiosensor – a tiny probe that uses fluorescence to signal cells' pH in terms of their acidity or alkalinity – it detects ...
Highly sensitive and with a rapid response time, the new X-ray detector is less than 10 nanometres thick and could one day lead to real-time imaging of cellular biology
10-Nov-2021
Scientists in Australia have used tin mono-sulfide (SnS) nanosheets to create the thinnest X-ray detector ever made, potentially enabling real-time imaging of cellular biology. X-ray detectors are tools that allow energy transported by radiation to be recognised visually or electronically, like ...
Simple mechanical tube key to measuring mass and size of nano-particles simultaneously
31-Aug-2021
The functionality of nanoparticles in a host of applications, including drug delivery and nano-optics, is often dictated by their mass and size. Measuring these properties simultaneously for the same nanoparticle has also been challenging. Now scientists from the University of Melbourne and ...
Light-activated sensor delivers precision results at room temperature: For medical applications and hydrogen economy
07-Dec-2020
Inspired by the surface of butterfly wings, researchers have developed a light-activated hydrogen sensor that produces ultra-precise results at room temperature. The technology can detect hydrogen leaks well before they pose safety risks and can measure tiny amounts of the gas on people's breath, ...
Discovery means new class of materials and technologies
22-Sep-2020
Australian researchers and their colleagues from Russia and China have shown that it is possible to study the magnetic properties of ultrathin materials directly, via a new microscopy technique that opens the door to the discovery of more two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials, with all sorts of ...
Novel chip sensor quickly and continuously does all the work of a chemistry laboratory
03-Aug-2020
A new microchip that enables continuous monitoring of pH and chlorine levels in swimming pools will vastly improve water safety and hygiene for more than 2.7 million Australians as new research shows it can deliver consistent and accurate pool chemistry for reliable pool management. Developed by ...
Powerful electrochemical process destroys water contaminants, such as pesticides
10-Jul-2020
A team of engineers may be one step closer to cleaning up heavily contaminated industrial wastewater streams. Researchers from the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering developed an electrochemical oxidation process with the aim of cleaning up complex wastewater that contained a toxic ...
