6 Jun 2017

The RSC has been awarded two Australian Laureate Fellowships from the Australian Research Council (ARC), including one prestigious named fellowship for world-...

5 Jun 2017

Do you ever see a face around but you're not sure who they are or what they do? Us too! This month we are going to be starting a monthly interview...

2 Jun 2017

Fresh and clean water is becoming a scarce resource due to the multiple impacts of worldwide urbanization, industrialization, or growing global population....

2 Jun 2017

The development of antibiotics has been essential to the massive advancements we’ve seen in medicine and health over the last century. However, antibiotic-...

2 Jun 2017

Climate change and energy security may be big global problems, but the solutions can often occur at a molecular level. How we deal with a range of gases,...

2 Jun 2017

Alumni Profile - Dr Brendon Hammer   It’s fair to assume that the most likely outcome of a degree in chemistry is a life in the laboratory. While the lab can...

24 Apr 2017

This article orignally appeared on the ANU News Room, 20 April 2017 A new study on UHT milk is helping scientists to better understand Alzheimer's,...

15 Mar 2017

Chemists have found a way to use sunlight to purify wastewater rapidly and cheaply, and to make self-cleaning materials for buildings. The technology uses...

28 Feb 2017

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28 Feb 2017

For Ben Clifton, who recently finished his PhD at the Research School of Chemistry, solute-binding proteins has always been an area of interest. The latest...

28 Feb 2017

Developing a new medical drug often requires a detailed understanding of how and where the drug compound binds to the target protein. However, for large...

28 Feb 2017

Materials with nonlinear optical (NLO) properties are becoming increasingly important in an age of photonics. With the capacity to modify the phase, frequency...