Researchers from Swinburne University of Technology are on a mission to create materials and products with unprecedented functionalities. [ + ]

A molecule produced in the body when cocaine is ingested, benzoylecgonine, is essential in distinguishing those who have consumed the drug from those who have handled it. [ + ]

A team of elite NSW researchers have undertaken genome sequencing of the virus and grown the live virus from real patients as opposed to using synthetic materials. [ + ]

Reagent company Kerafast has announced an agreement with The Good Food Institute, an organisation committed to making cultivated and plant-based meat and seafood a reality. [ + ]

Abcam has announced the asset purchase of the gene editing platform and oncology product portfolio of Applied StemCell for life science research and diagnostic markets. [ + ]

A new therapeutic strategy could potentially help the fight against advanced-stage melanoma, effectively reducing the migration and invasive properties of melanoma cells. [ + ]

Researchers conducted a proof-of-concept study that successfully assessed the genetic information of extremely rare foetal cells in maternal peripheral blood. [ + ]

Meningococcal B vaccinations are highly effective at protecting those immunised but do little to prevent the spread of the deadly disease, according to a large-scale study. [ + ]

CSIRO has developed a new technology that pulls CO₂ out of the atmosphere and puts it into beer and other beverages. [ + ]

GSK makes its pandemic vaccine adjuvant platform technology available to enhance the development of a 2019-nCoV vaccine, while researchers estimate the true spread of the virus. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a new technology for removing oil from water sources, creating textiles with surface properties that passively skim off the oil and move it into a floating container. [ + ]

The abundant base metal chromium can substitute expensive precious metals in photocatalysis — a technique currently used to synthesise pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. [ + ]

US government and academic investigators have developed a vaccine against African swine fever that appears to be far more effective than previously developed vaccines. [ + ]

Researchers have created a tool that can swiftly analyse microbes in oceans and other aquatic environments, revealing their health and their response to threats to their ecosystems. [ + ]

Researchers have created a new kind of fibre from a combination of chitin nanoparticles — extracted from residual blue crab shells — and alginate, a compound found in seaweed. [ + ]