Dr Åsa Jämting discusses the development of new laboratory at the National Measurement Institute to set the standard of measurement for particles that are only billionths of a metre in size.

Professor Tanya Monro of the University of Adelaide discusses how using nanotechnology could make the costly visual inspection in preventative aircraft maintenance a thing of the past.

Professor Sackett recently sent a congratulatory video message to the winners of the L’OREAL Australia For Women in Science Fellowships.

The L’OREAL Australia For Women in Science Fellowships were recently announced. Read on to find out about one of the winners, Zenobia Jacobs from the University of Wollongong.

The L’OREAL Australia For Women in Science Fellowships were recently announced. Read on to find out about one of the winners, Tamara Davis from the University of Queensland and University of Copenhagen.

The L’OREAL Australia For Women in Science Fellowships were recently announced. Read on to find out about one of the winners, Marnie Blewitt from the The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne.

Chief Scientist for Australia, Professor Penny D Sackett, congratulates Australia’s 11th and first female Nobel prize winner, molecular biologist Elizabeth Blackburn.

The announcement yesterday of the pledge by Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Union Commission, to establish an EU Chief Scientist was welcomed by Professor Penny Sackett, Chief Scientist for Australia.

Professor Sackett speaks at the Australian Academy of Science Annual Awards Dinner.

Australia’s Chief Scientist, Professor Penny Sackett, has recently returned from the United States, where she engaged with key science advisers to President Obama.