Industry News
New device claimed to eliminate mobile-phone hazards
A ground breaking invention that prevents mobile phone radiation reaching the ear invented by a UK company. The device looks like, and is used in exactly the same way as a conventional hands-free kit, but an innovative use of an old technique has been used to completely block the radiation from the phone before it reaches the user's ear.
[ + ]More resistant lucerne on the way
Salt, waterlogging and acid or aluminium soils could soon pose less of an impediment to lucerne growth, if a joint project between the State Government, the Australian Centre for International Research, and Chinese research institutions, proves successful.
[ + ]$80,000 worth of research grants awarded for nine projects
Health Minister Wendy Edmond today announced $80,000 worth of Royal Brisbane Hospital Research Foundation grants for nine research projects in Queensland.
[ + ]Survey finds growing acceptance of GM foods amongst Australians
A survey by the Federal Government has revealed that Australians are becoming more accepting of genetically modified food.
[ + ]Battle to halt cyanide poisoning in Africa
An ANU chemist, working with collaborators in Mozambique, has been instrumental in developing a multiprolonged approach to eliminating cyanide poisoning in Africa.
[ + ]Definitive DVT study announced
Griffith University, in conjunction with the Australasian Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ASTH), has announced that they will conduct a definitive study into the suspected association between deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and air travel.
[ + ]Researchers boost understanding of blood cell formation
Researchers at The Australian National University have developed a map of a complex chemical receptor in the human body that plays an important role in the immune system. The receptor (the beta common receptor) controls the growth and activity of white blood cells involved in asthma, allergies, bacterial infections and some leukemias. Understanding how the receptor is activated by hormone-like signals may ultimately lead to new treatments for asthma and leukemia.
[ + ]FedSat launch
The first Australian-made satellite to be launched in over 30 years, FedSat, is due to leave Earth in February 2002.
[ + ]Technique predicts life of rubber
A new technique for testing the condition of rubber products could lead to cost and time savings for industry and improve safety, by making it easier to check the likely performance life of parts in service.
[ + ]International agricultural research call for funding
In a major address in his final period in Parliament, The Hon. Tim Fischer MP has called for greater Australian involvement and investment in international agricultural research (IAR), and more support for it from his farming colleagues.
[ + ]Probe to make mine waste safer
A network of small oxygen probes could avert acid damage to the environment and save mining companies millions of dollars.
[ + ]New sperm storage bags could save thousands of dollars
A Monash PhD student has developed a cheap and easy way to store sperm in aluminium foil bags.
[ + ]Wollongong leading the way in clean, green energy
8,000 Wollongong homes could be running on waste-generated energy in the near future. Dr Sharman Stone, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, congratulated Brightstar Environmental for their innovation in developing the Solid Waste and Energy Recycling Facility (SWERF) at Whyte's Gully near Wollongong.
[ + ]Cotton salinity threats identified
In the cotton growing areas of Australia, isolated instances of soil salinity have occurred. This has resulted primarily as a result of irrigation inefficiencies, particularly from leaking water storage’s and supply channels.
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