Teflon coating study raises hot questions about microplastics in cooking
Ever noticed how your non-stick cookware wears thin over time?
Environment
Oct 31, 2022
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Flinders University
Water purification gets better with new green tech
An improved clean and green means of coating materials for efficient wastewater treatment processes is now possible thanks to the Vortex Fluidic Device.
Nanomaterials
Oct 19, 2022
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New polymer made from recycled waste has real magnetic appeal
A new multi-functional material which can be used to purify water, as a recyclable construction material, and as a lightweight machine component for possible use in soft robotics, can also be moved remotely by a magnet.
Polymers
Oct 13, 2022
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Reign of Papua New Guinea's megafauna lasted long after humans arrived
A giant kangaroo that once roamed on four legs through remote forests in the Papua New Guinea Highlands may have survived as recently as 20,000 years ago—long after large-bodied megafauna on mainland Australia went extinct, ...
Ecology
Oct 7, 2022
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Viruses knowledge unlocked by new metagenomics technologies
Metagenomic sequencing techniques allows the study of microbiomes from all sorts of habitats, and using this to explore phages (bacteriophage genomes integrated into the circular bacterial chromosome) has expanded knowledge ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 5, 2022
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Ecosystem restoration is integral to humanity's recovery from COVID-19
The repair of ecosystems as a core public health intervention can reduce the risk of infection and play an integral role in the long-term rehabilitation from COVID-19, which has so far claimed up to 15 million lives globally ...
Ecology
Sep 8, 2022
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Breeding biology of giant Australian mihirung birds paved way to extinction
Big bones from the extinct "thunder bird" or dromornithid, excavated in the northern reaches of the Flinders Ranges and near Alice Springs, have yielded new insights into their slow breeding patterns.
Evolution
Aug 23, 2022
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Living together: How two different species of dolphins coexist in Australia
New research by Flinders University scientists sheds new light on the reasons why two species of dolphins coexist in the northern Australian waters.
Plants & Animals
Aug 17, 2022
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Discovering the reason for year-round abundance of marine predators in the Great Australian Bight
Oceanographers have discovered more about why the eastern Great Australian Bight supports a year-round abundance of marine predators, including different whale species and white sharks which attract cage divers and filmmakers ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2022
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Simple method to extract high-value bioactives from single-cell algae oil
To save the world's fish stocks and oceans, scientists are racing to find better and sustainable ways to make healthy nutritional products such as Omega-3 fatty acids, biodiesel, aquaculture and livestock food from fast-growing ...
Biochemistry
Jul 19, 2022
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