Engineering researchers flag a golden future for new, non-toxic cancer treatments
Cancer treatments have come a long way, but still have toxic side effects. Australian researchers are hoping to solve these ...
Tag: materials engineering
Add repelling mosquitoes to graphene’s stable of abilities
Turns out that graphene has yet another stand-out property: it can block the signals mosquitoes use to sniff out tasty ...
Plasma coatings show promise for decreasing infection and rejection rates for bone implants
Australia’s ageing and active population is seeing the number of orthopaedic implants rise. A team is working on a coating ...
One ‘origami engineer’ is giving the ancient art a modern twist
Origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper-folding, is increasingly being used to solve modern-day engineering problems.
This new material could challenge graphene’s supermaterial status
CSIRO is using heat to produce an even more versatile carbon-based material.
Tiny fibres spun from native grasses weave a new class of renewable materials
Fibres from a humble hummock plant usually dealt with by fire could find their way into new, sustainable materials.
