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Using technology to trump climate change

Using technology to trump climate change

In the face of a growing population and rising temperatures, new nano and biotechnologies could hold the solutions for cleaner, greener lifestyles.

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Where’s Wally

Where’s Wally

Remember those “Where’s Wally” books? Science is one big ‘Where’s Wally’ puzzle. So is business. Perhaps that’s life.

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Metrology Research in Physics, Chemistry and Biology: How the National Measurement Institute assists Australian Industries

  • 17 May 2010
Metrology Research in Physics, Chemistry and Biology: How the National Measurement Institute assists Australian Industries

Have you ever wondered how we know how much a kilogram weighs? Or how long a metre really is? Having reliable, accurate measurement is of prime importance to industrial processes and scientific research and affects almost everything within our everyday lives. It is the job of the National Measurement Institute (NMI) to support Australians in making measurements that are accurate, fit for purpose, and recognised internationally.

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Success! The world’s largest scientific experiment ever built records the first particle collisions in Switzerland.

  • 17 December 2009
Success! The world’s largest scientific experiment ever built records the first particle collisions in Switzerland.

One of the most important breakthroughs in science and technology recently occurred in Switzerland as the Large Hadron Collider produced the first clear evidence of a collision of particles, the first major achievement of a project to which Australia has contributed $700m.

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What is nanotechnology?

  • 08 October 2009
  • by Professor Joe Shapter, Flinders University
What is nanotechnology?

Have you ever wondered what nanotechnology actually is? According to Joe Shapter, an expert in Nanotechnolgy from Flinders University in South Australia, nanotechnology is science at the molecular level. Read on to find out more.

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Scientists speaking on nanotechnology: Professor Tanya Monro

  • 08 October 2009
Scientists speaking on nanotechnology: Professor Tanya Monro

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.

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