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A team led by Swinburne researchers has developed surfaces with features measuring billionths of a metre that mimic the extraordinary textured surface of insect wings. Their unique response to light makes these surfaces highly effective sensors, able to detect markers of disease at extremely low concentrations. Read more..
Australian Scientists Made A New Spray-On Waterproofing Material
Scientists at The Australian National University have developed a new spray-on material with a remarkable ability to repel water. Creating a layer of nanoparticles, researchers say the new coating could eventually be used to waterproof mobile phones, prevent ice from forming on aeroplanes or protect boat hulls from corroding. Read more..
Cleanroom Consumables Market in Asia-Pacific is Expected to Grow at 5.1% CAGR During 2016 - 2022: P&S Market Research
According to market research "Global Cleanroom Consumables Market Size, Share, Development, Growth and Demand Forecast to 2022 - Industry Insights by Type (Apparel, Cleaning Products, Stationary, Wipers, Gloves, and Adhesive Mats), and by End-User (Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Industry, Medical Device Industry, Electronic Industry, and Laboratories)" by P&S Market Research, the global cleanroom consumables market was valued at $7,938.7 million in 2015, and it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.7% during the period 2016 - 2022. Read more..
How USG Boral’s Plasterboard solutions are helping streamline healthcare building projects
From the ease of installation to reduced maintenance, the USG Boral range of wall and ceiling systems are helping simplify healthcare building projects for architects, specifiers and builders. Read more..
Dunedin company changes lives
A little-known Dunedin medical company celebrated the 50th anniversary of the invention of the Molteno glaucoma drainage implant this month, an implant which has changed thousands of lives worldwide since the mid-1960s. ODT former health reporter and now senior business reporter Simon Hartley profiles the family company Molteno Ophthalmic Ltd. Read more..
DME Awarded Contract with ANSTO Health for New Radiopharmaceutical Facility in Australia
DME, a leader in design engineering for life sciences facilities, has been awarded a contract by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO) to provide architectural and engineering services for a new ANSTO Health Multipurpose Radiopharmaceutical Facility. Read more..
A piece of dust could ruin everything. We're suiting up to step inside one of the 'clean rooms' in the new $150m Sydney Nanoscience Hub where a nanoparticle is currently being created. Read more..
Not just for quantum computing and not just for academics
UNSW is home to a vast array of world-class nano and micro-fabrication tools, available to electronics manufacturers looking for an edge in product development. Brent Balinski spoke to ANFF NSW’s Dr Nadia Court about the Kensington labs. Read more..
Clean room differential pressure monitor
In order to monitor differential pressures in clean rooms, defined as a room in which the concentration of airborne particles is maintained within established parameters, ALVI offers a differential pressure transmitter; the DE21. Read more..
Sydney University to open Nanoscience Hub for the quantum technologies of the future
In a lab engineered to within an inch of its life, Michael Biercuk is working to change the world forever, in ways that even he doesn't quite understand. Read more..