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Dr Colin Jackson, from the ANU Research School of Chemistry, has received the Royal Australian Chemical Institute's 2015 Rennie Memorial Medal for his work in Chemical Science research.
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ANU and Osaka University recently came together to host a three day symposium on protein chemistry. But the bond between the two institutions runs much deeper, especially when it comes to collaborating on research to better understand the chemical composition of life.
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Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young has recognised ANU staff who have made an outstanding contribution to the University and its community at his annual excellence awards.
Professor Young presented awards for Public Policy and Outreach, Innovation and Excellence in Service and for both 25 and 40 years of service.
"The award recipients cover both professional and academic staff, which reiterates the diverse range of people contributing to ANU in vastly unique ways," Professor Young said.
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While scientists have not yet invented a flux capacitor to enable time travel, today’s capacitor is the fundamental building block of any gadget that you can imagine. However, capacitors on the market don’t really stack up to meet our modern needs. ANU researchers are partnering with one of the top manufacturers in China to develop a capacitor that could be a game changer.
Have you ever wondered why your laptop computer works well for a few years, but then starts to give up the ghost? The main culprit is the capacitor—when that fails, the laptop fails.
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Chemists have created a star-shaped molecule previously thought to be too unstable to be made.
The team created the five-pronged molecule [5]radialene, in work that could lead to more efficient ways to make medicinal agents, said lead researcher, Professor Michael Sherburn from Research School of Chemistry.
"This proof that we can make a compound that so many people thought couldn't be made opens up a world of new possibilities," said Professor Sherburn, a synthetic chemist.
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To help scientists better understand processes behind learning and memory, ANU PhD student Jason Whitfield has developed a new tool to track communication between cells within the brain.
Inspired by finding out what happens when our brain tries to learn something, Jason, along with Dr Colin Jackson from ANU and collaborators at the University of Bonn in Germany, developed a special kind of tool, called a biosensor.
This new biosensor can give scientists a visual picture of where chemicals are being used in the brain and is the latest addition to a rapidly growing field.
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The Faraday Club has been formed in order to establish the highest standards for the communication of science in the way demonstrated so outstandingly by Michael Faraday himself. Membership is by invitation to those who have significantly advance the field by practical innovation and achievement.
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WE have late notice that street artists will work with young scientists from the ANU in a unique art meets science event by Lake Burley Griffin tomorrow.
“Co-Lab: Science Meets Street Art” is a creative collaboration between Canberra street artists and science PhD students from ANU, and has been organised by Lee Constable as part of her Master of Science Communication Outreach program at the university.
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Scientists have developed a new way to view tiny movements of light atoms within the building blocks of materials, paving the way for new and better performing technologies.
Published in Nature Materials, the new technique combines synthesis and mathematical modelling from ANU with electron microscopy from Monash University to give scientists a new view of the world at the nano-scale.