Food security and anthrax protection
01 September, 2010Food security and protection from anthrax contamination could be achieved using an antibacterial enzyme.
Unidentified microbes devouring oil plume in the Gulf of Mexico
01 September, 2010Unidentified microbes devouring anything is usually a cause for concern but in the Gulf of Mexico they are consuming the spilt oil from BP's Deepwater Horizon wellhead, apparently without consuming all the oxygen and creating dead zones.
Researchers help gold industry face impurity challenge
24 August, 2010As the more traditional gold deposits of the world become depleted, mining companies are facing the challenge of processing ores that contain higher concentrations of other metals.
UWA pursues safer, clean energy
03 August, 2010The University of Western Australia’s Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems is involved in a research project aimed at securing long-term, safer and cleaner forms of energy.
Using ultrasound to control toxic algal blooms
13 July, 2010Ultrasound is being investigated by University of Adelaide researchers as an environmentally friendly way of controlling blue-green algal blooms in fresh water supplies.
Monash builds on a green chemistry future
21 June, 2010The Green Chemical Futures facility will be developed at the Clayton campus of Monash University. The $72.8 million project will be co-funded by the university and the federal government.
Radical monitoring for healthy biofuels
24 May, 2010A profluorescent nitroxide probe has been used to establish that biofuels may pose a health risk despite being more environmentally friendly.
Why water does not freeze in the clouds
22 April, 2010Scientists have found an experimental explanation of the phenomenon of supercooling.
New biofuel process
22 April, 2010A new method of converting biomass feedstock into sustainable fuel not only reduces greenhouse gas emissions but doubles the amount of fuel that can be made from an acre of biomass feedstock.
New invention set to unlock environmental secrets
19 February, 2010IRMS++, invented by Dr Mike Hotchkis and Dr Chris Waring at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, uses a newly developed, patented microwave-driven plasma source to generate large signals directly from very small volumes of liquid or gas for measurement of their isotopic composition.
Miniature GC for environmental testing
17 February, 2010Dolomite has used microfluidic miniaturisation to produce portable, robust and low-power GC systems suitable for environmental applications such as atmospheric monitoring.
The science of the sleigh
16 December, 2009Some of the secrets of Santa's sleigh are revealed by Prof Larry Silverberg.
Votsch Industrietechnik Climate 3000 Series test chambers
05 December, 2009The Climate 3000 Series from Vötsch Industrietechnik has a large 12″ LCD colour touch panel for in-depth analysis of environmental test conditions and test profiles can be stored on the chamber’s hard drive.
Votsch Industrietechnik environmental test chambers
04 December, 2009Vötsch Industrietechnik environmental test chambers can be integrated into a business network for secure remote operation and monitoring.
Why Israeli rodents are more cautious than Jordanian ones
20 November, 2009A series of studies carried out at the University of Haifa has found that rodent, reptile and ant lion species behave differently on either side of the Israel-Jordan border. "The border line, which is only a demarcation on the map, cannot contain these species, but the line does restrict humans and their diverse impact on nature," says Dr Uri Shanas.
