The biocatalysis group at CSIRO Molecular Science, led by Prof Michael Zachariou, has established an impressive pipeline of research and is working towards developing a more sustainable and renewable chemical industry in Australia, writes Susan Williamson. [ + ]

Specialists in surface chemistry have developed a new instrument that is poised to change the way we look at biological samples

Finding ways to 'see' the structure of molecules and viruses isn't easy. Now a revolutionary technique that took decades of work in the physical sciences to develop could help scientists probe right to the heart of biomolecules

Engineer Greg Winter spends his days building, folding chains and working with scaffolds. He's also a librarian. But rather than cataloguing hefty manuscripts, he has viruses create each new inventory for him -- an elegant manufacturing process if ever there was one. [ + ]

Water is one of the most important raw materials in the production process. Precise, quantitative data on the water content of solids is of major significance both in production and in the development of new products

The toxicity of trace elements in the environment is in many cases dependent on the chemical form in which they occur. Total element concentrations no longer provide sufficient information to allow risk-based toxicity assessments

Monday is M-Day for Victoria: will the Bracks government end its 12-month, voluntary moratorium on commercial cropping of genetically modified canola, imposed in May last year? [ + ]

An Australian world-first in optical fibre technology has opened the way for a major advance in medical imaging inside the human body, as well as personal computers that run on light

An old environmental monitoring and control chamber system has been replaced with a FieldPoint system that achieves reliable controlled environmental conditions

Mawson Lakes Development in Adelaide has teamed with University of South Australia researchers and designers, and Street and Park Furniture to create innovative solar lighting that saves almost enough energy to light eight average houses for an entire year.

Science Industry Australia Inc (SIA) is holding two 'Expo/Seminar' programs on or near major university campuses in 2004. These FREE events will be open to all laboratory and scientific personnel

Accreditation confirms and recognises your laboratory's competence to perform specific types of testing. Accreditation also allows you to determine whether your laboratory is performing its work correctly and to appropriate standards

In the lead-up to the 2004 Lorne Protein, Cancer and Genome conferences, we continue our series of articles previewing some of the potential highlights at the events. [ + ]

Over the next few days, we'll continue to preview the 2004 Lorne conferences: Protein, Cancer and Genome. [ + ]

The Lorne series of conferences -- Protein, Cancer and Genome -- begin in early February. Over the coming days, we'll preview the events with profiles of some of their key speakers and issues. [ + ]