Where did we come from; how are we made; and how will it all end? These fundamental questions are being tackled by the 2009 L’Oréal Australia For Women in Science Fellows who received their …
Reading the Genome
Marnie Blewitt The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne Marnie Blewitt wants to know how a human being is made: how does a single fertilised egg develop into an adult …
How did we get here?
Zenobia Jacobs University of Wollongong Zenobia Jacobs wants to know where we came from, and how we got here. When did our distant ancestors leave Africa and spread across the world? Why? And …
On the hunt for dark energy
Tamara Davis University of Queensland / University of Copenhagen In 1998 astronomers made an astonishing discovery-the expansion of the Universe is not happening at a steady rate, nor is it slowing …
Micro explosions and killing cancer with gold: nanotech in action
Solutions to some of the world's biggest problems-cheap and reliable solar power; faster computers; customised materials; vast data storage; more powerful microscopes; new medical therapies-depend on …
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The power of small and light
Nano solutions to some of the world's biggest problems-cheap and reliable solar power; faster computers; customised materials; vast data storage; more powerful microscopes; new medical therapies- …