Archived News for Research Sector Professionals - August, 2014
An international engineering team has developed a surface that can actively control how fluids or particles move across it.
Rally to respond as Ebola reaches new ground
A state of emergency has now been declared in Sierra Leone as the death toll from the African Ebola outbreak tops 800.
Screens match eye defects for glasses-free focus
Researchers have developed a new display that can correct for vision defects, removing the need for prescription glasses or contact lenses for viewing.
Side-burns to seat-backs; hair grows new uses
The ever-increasing human population will push many things to scarcity, but some designers say it will provide them with more advanced materials.
Soaring health risk linked to flying workers
High-flying businesspeople and fly-in, fly-out workers are being blamed for a spike in HIV infections across Western Australia.
Well worries given weight in gas study
Research says leaks from Australian coal seam gas (CSG) wells are much less severe than leaks in the US, but they are still a major source of carbon emissions.