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A new way to alter the DNA of bacterial cells using electricity instead of harsh chemicals to manufacture life-saving medicines
A reprogrammable light-based computer processor
A 3D printed metamaterial could change how we make everything from medical implants to aircraft or rocket parts
Introducing recyclable water batteries that won’t catch fire or explode
The team has demonstrated the proton battery as a working device that can power small fans for several minutes. Credit: RMIT University
The Idea: A cheap proton battery for storing solar energy that does not rely on scarce natural resources
A cheaper and more energy-efficient way to make hydrogen directly from seawater
A new type of antibiotic that can be rapidly re-engineered to avoid resistance by dangerous superbugs
PhD researcher Yemima Ehrnst holding the acoustic device the research team used to boost the hydrogen production, through electrolysis to split water. Credit: RMIT University
Boosting hydrogen production: Using high-frequency vibrations to release 14 times more hydrogen compared with standard electrolysis
A magnet attracts the material that the team used to make adsorbents that remove microplastics and dissolved pollutants from water. Credit: RMIT University
Removing hazardous microplastics quickly from water using magnets
“Invisible fibre” can be added to foods to make it healthier without changing its texture, colour or taste
The RMIT team’s concrete that was made using PPE. Credit: RMIT University
Making stronger concrete with discarded PPE
Concrete mixing using recycled tyre rubber particles for the complete replacement of traditional coarse aggregates. Credit: Mohammad Islam, RMIT
Replacing 100% of conventional aggregates in concrete with rubber from old tires
Illustration of the team’s cryoprotectant helping to protect a cell against damage during cryopreservation, primarily from dehydration and freezing by preventing the formation of ice crystals that can damage cells. Image: Saffron Bryant
Cryopreservation for organs moves closer
Liquid gallium and three solid beads of platinum, demonstrating the dissolution process of platinum in gallium described in the research paper CREDIT Dr Md. Arifur Rahim, UNSW Sydney.
Liquid platinum: The ‘cool’ catalyst for a sustainable revolution in industrial chemistry
Self-cleaning bioplastics