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Thursday, 20 Nov 2014
  • Research story

Finding new ways to make drugs

Chemists have developed a revolutionary new way to manufacture natural chemicals and used it to assemble a scarce anti-inflammatory drug with potential to treat cancer and malaria.

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Thursday, 20 Nov 2014
  • News

Professor Denis Evans awarded 2015 David Craig Medal for outstanding contributions to chemical research

Professor Denis Evans was awarded the 2015 David Craig Medal for outstanding contributions to chemical research.

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Monday, 25 Aug 2014
  • News

Water and sunlight the formula for sustainable fuel

An ANU team has successfully replicated one of the crucial steps in photosynthesis, opening the way for biological systems powered by sunlight which could manufacture hydrogen as a fuel.

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Thursday, 10 Oct 2013
  • News

The power of nature

Two and a half billion years of chemical experimentation through evolution may be about to provide us with a remarkable solution to the global energy crisis, writes SOPHIA CALLANDER.

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Wednesday, 10 Jul 2013
  • Research story

New material holds big energy hope

A new material that can store large amounts of energy with very little energy loss has been developed by researchers at ANU.

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Wednesday, 14 Nov 2012
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Stealing nature’s photosynthetic secrets for a renewable future

Researchers from the Research School of Chemistry have made an important step towards unlocking the potential of a plant’s photosynthetic powerhouse, moving closer to a renewable source of clean hydrogen fuel.

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