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Plans to recycle rare earth metals using high temperature electrolysis |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 23 February, 2014 |
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Rare earth metals are important components in green energy products such as wind turbines and eco-cars. But the scarcity of these metals is worrying the EU. Among the technologies being investigated is high temperature electrolysis. |
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Recycled plastic proves effective in killing drug-resistant fungi |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 17 December, 2013 |
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Researchers at Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) and California's IBM Research - Almaden (IBM) have discovered a new, potentially life-saving application for polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is widely used to make plastic bottles. |
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Reversible shape-adaptive multi-layered polymer composite offered for licensing |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 22 July, 2013 |
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NASA Langley Research Center has developed a novel shape memory polymer (SMP) made from composite materials for use in morphing structures. NASA has developed prototypes and now seeks a partner to license the technology for commercial applications. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis and may include specific fields of use.
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Understanding how friction works - what if the nanoworld slides? |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 12 November, 2012 |
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A study published by three SISSA researchers - in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) provides a new tool to better understand how sliding friction works in nanotribology, through colloidal crystals. |
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Golden window electrodes for organic solar cells |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 07 April, 2011 |
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Researchers at the University of Warwick have developed a gold plated window as the transparent electrode for organic solar cells. This innovation is set to be exploited by Molecular Solar Ltd, a Warwick spinout company dedicated to commercialising the discoveries of its academic founders in the area of organic solar cells. |
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Touch-controlled microscope from giant display |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 07 April, 2011 |
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Researchers at the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) have in collaboration with the Finnish company Multitouch Ltd created a hand and finger gesture controlled microscope. The method is a combination of two technologies: web-based virtual microscopy and a giant-size multitouch display. |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 04 April, 2011 |
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The Research Council of Norway |
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Dynamic Ensis invention improves box quality |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 24 May, 2007 |
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A new invention by Ensis that measures the stiffness of corrugated boxes will provide the paper packaging industry with the ability to improve the quality of their products, and help exporters reduce the risk of product damage through faulty boxes. |
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Explaining the methane mystery |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 24 May, 2007 |
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Scientists have explained why atmospheric levels of the greenhouse gas methane have stabilised in recent years, but warn that increases could resume in the near future. |
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CSIRO builds smart farm |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 23 May, 2007 |
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CSIRO is working towards the 'Smart Farm' of the future with research focussing on Wireless Sensor Networks and their potential to transform the Australian agriculture industry. |
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Aussie team makes landmark insulin discovery |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 12 May, 2007 |
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A team of CSIRO scientists has determined the molecular structure of the insulin receptor, the protein on the surface of cells that mediates the effects of insulin. This advance builds on many years of international research to understand how insulin functions in the body. |
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Climate change and the risk to water supply |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 11 May, 2007 |
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Science can assist the community to avoid rather than simply understand the potential negative effects of climate change, according to CSIRO Research Fellow, Dr Barrie Pittock |
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Nerve cell software keeps track of brain change |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 10 May, 2007 |
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Brain research will get a boost as CSIRO launches in the United States its HCA-Vision nerve cell analysis software at Neuroscience, the world's largest conference for brain researchers. |
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New bio-agent for parasite control |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 07 May, 2007 |
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A new environmentally-friendly treatment to control the tiny parasitic worms which plague the livestock sector is set to become a commercial reality. Since 1997, CSIRO researchers and their partners at Sydney-based company, International Animal Health Products Pty Ltd, have worked to develop effective methods to grow and introduce the fungus, Duddingtonia flagrans, into stockfeed. |
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Waste not, want not |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 07 May, 2007 |
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Recovering low- and medium-grade waste heat from industrial processes potentially offers substantial energy savings, according to a recent review by the Energy Transformed Flagship, which also recommends using satellite technology to map the nation |
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Air shower set to cut water use by 30 per cent |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 04 May, 2007 |
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As Australians become increasingly alert to the importance of using water wisely in the home, CSIRO researchers have found a way to use a third less water when you shower, by adding air. |
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Cool smelting option to help reduce global warming? |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 03 May, 2007 |
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Australian researchers are investigating a new way of making aluminium that could cut the energy required to produce the metal by up to 30 per cent. Aluminium is an energy-intensive industry, consuming as much as 15 per cent of Australia |
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Littlest ship an ocean science giant |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 02 May, 2007 |
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Australian climate scientists in Hobart and their international colleagues are celebrating the feats of a tiny New Zealand research vessel that is transforming the study of oceans and climate in the Southern Hemisphere. |
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When sea change meets climate change |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 01 May, 2007 |
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Scientists have called for the development of constructive national and international partnerships to underpin an increasingly concerted effort to manage climate change. |
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Major Australian Alzheimer |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 28 April, 2007 |
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A major Australian study to better understand the devastating and deadly Alzheimer |
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CSIRO completes its insulin receptor research |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 27 April, 2007 |
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Dr Graeme Woodrow, Chief of CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies, today made a statement regarding the project undertaken by CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies to determine the structure of the insulin receptor. |
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Turning one man |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 26 April, 2007 |
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CSIRO has developed an innovative solution to two very different problems confronting two of the biggest industries in the remote community of King Island in the Bass Strait, by transforming waste cardboard into an abundant fuel source. |
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Insect pests to have a new foe |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 25 April, 2007 |
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A new method for designing insecticides could produce chemicals which are deadly to specific pests yet harmless to other species. A partnership between CSIRO and Australian Wool Innovation is on the way to discovering new environmentally-friendly insecticides. Safer insecticides targeting sheep blowflies and sheep body lice are being developed to save the wool industry millions of dollars in lost stock, while promoting a clean green image for wool. |
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Sustainable products, sustainable futures |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 24 April, 2007 |
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Information about the environmental impact of a range of industry materials is to be made available to the public via a new national database. The Australian Life Cycle Inventory database initiative, led by CSIRO, will allow users from government and industry to assess and compare products across a number of industries ranging from building to packaging materials, and to choose those likely to give the best performance relative to their environmental impact. |
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Research spotlight turns on Ningaloo region |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 23 April, 2007 |
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A new $12 million research collaboration was announced today for Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef Region. The Minister for Education, Science and Training and the Member for Curtin in WA, the Hon Julie Bishop, launched the Ningaloo Flagship Collaboration Fund Cluster today, at Murdoch University. |
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Increase in carbon dioxide emissions accelerating |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 22 April, 2007 |
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New research shows the rate of increase in carbon dioxide emissions more than doubled since the 1990s. According to the co-Chair of the Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research scientist Dr Mike Raupach, 7.9 billion tonnes of carbon were emitted into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide and the rate of increase is accelerating. |
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Out-smarting hitch-hikers in timber |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 21 April, 2007 |
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Pests hitch-hiking in timber being traded internationally could be in for a rocky ride if delegates at a Post Harvest Timber Forum have their way. Delegates from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, China and the United States will gather to discuss ways to move timber around the world without threatening the biosecurity of importing countries. |
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Found, the apple gene for red |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 18 April, 2007 |
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CSIRO researchers have located the gene that controls the colour of apples, a discovery that may lead to bright new apple varieties. |
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CSIRO demonstrates world |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 17 April, 2007 |
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CSIRO researchers will tomorrow demonstrate the fastest and most efficient wireless link ever achieved. The CSIRO ICT Centre today announced that it has achieved over six gigabits per second over a point to point wireless connection with the highest efficiency (2.4bits/s/Hz) ever achieved for such a system. |
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Elusive rust resistance genes located |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 15 April, 2007 |
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The discovery of a DNA marker for two key rust resistance genes is enabling plant breeders around the world to breed more effective rust resistant wheat varieties.
The genes, Lr34 and Yr18 are inherited together and provide wheat plants with improved protection against leaf rust and stripe rust, two major diseases of wheat in Australia and worldwide. |
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Extracting bioactives from agricultural and food processing streams |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 13 April, 2007 |
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Transforming products from agricultural and food processing streams into health-enhancing ingredients for use in a variety of foods and nutraceuticals is the aim of a new $7 million Flagship Collaboration Fund Cluster involving CSIRO |
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Maths a priority area for growth says CSIRO |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 11 April, 2007 |
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CSIRO welcomes the recommendations of a review of the state of the mathematical sciences in Australia which was released yesterday by a committee of the Australian Academy of Science. |
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HD Medical and CSIRO sign agreement for non-contact heart sensor |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 10 April, 2007 |
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CSIRO has announced the signing of a licensing agreement with Melbourne based bio-technology medical device company, HD Medical Group Limited, for commercial application of its non-contact sensor technology. |
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Ensis team helps rebuild after Boxing Day tsunami |
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| Contract Research Organisation
: 09 April, 2007 |
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Scientists from Ensis are undertaking a project in Thailand to help reforest the small island of Pra Thong, which bore the brunt of the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004.
The 75 square kilometre island, lying off Thailand |
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