Innovations
Sunday, 29 January 2012
Advances in Breast Reconstruction
Advances in breast reconstruction surgery to make it safer and more realistic
Computers Breakthrough in Battle Against Bugs
Super computers tackle super bugs as biological research moves to the virtual world
Wires Shrink to Atomic Scale
How ultra-thin wires that are 10,000 times thinner than a human hair could play a major role in the future of quantum computing
Birth Defects New Treatment
The U.S. to test Australian therapy to prevent birth defects
Sunday, 22 January 2012
Takeway Coffee Cup You Keep
"Sounds of Summer" - Lifestyle: How a coffee cup maker engages crowd sourcing to change a disposable culture
How to Detect Liars
"Sounds of Summer" - Lifestyle: Can you tell when someone is telling you a lie? Well, now you can
New Model for Understanding Music
"Sounds of Summer" - Lifestyle: Have you ever wondered why some music sounds untuneful to your ear and other music is beautiful?
Perils of Sedentary Lifestyles
"Sounds of Summer" - Energy: each hour of TV you watch could cut 22 minutes from your lifespan unless you stand up, sit less and move more
Sunday, 15 January 2012
Algae Biofuels
"Sounds of Summer" - Energy: how farming oil-rich algae in saline ponds is taking off in Australia
Electric Cars Recharged Faster with Australian Technology
"Sounds of Summer" - Energy: The future of electric cars revolutionised with Aussie nanoscale particles
Paint-on Solar Cells
"Sounds of Summer" - Energy: solar cells so small they can be printed or painted onto various surfaces
Sunday, 8 January 2012
Low Cost Prosthetic Feet for Cambodia
"Sounds of Summer" - Health Aids: Australian students' project to fast-track low cost prosthetic feet for Cambodian victims of land-mines
Low Cost Hearing Aid with Bionic Ear Technology
"Sounds of Summer" - Health Aids: From the cochlear ear technology comes a do-it-yourself bionic hearing aid
Bionic Glasses of the Future
"Sounds of Summer" - Health Aids: bionic glasses that could replace guide dogs
Sunday, 1 January 2012
New Rice High in Iron and Zinc
"Sounds of Summer" begins with Food: increasing nutrition in rice
Solar Crop Dryer Increases Jobs
"Sounds of Summer" begins with Food: drying fruit and nuts to value add
Faster Growing Prawn Helps Asian Farmers
"Sounds of Summer" begins with Food: giving prawns a growth spurt
Sunday, 18 December 2011
New Way to Fight Cancers
Not with chemo or radio-therapies but by using the body's own immune bodyguards
Energy from Glass
A way to produce extra electricity, reduce your air conditioning and lighting costs - all driven by the glass in your windows
Psychology of People and Pets
The positive psychology of pets and people with the call going out for pet-friendly cities
