Sound could stop light planes from stalling Sound can be used to control the flow of air over an aircraft’s wing greatly boosting its lift, according to a Sydney aerospace engineer who is working on applying this idea to a new generation of light aircraft. Ian Salmon has developed a technique whereby a wing is…
Seeing Mars in a different light A team of Australian astronomers are developing a way of forecasting the weather on Mars – without putting their toes in space and have created beautiful images of our neighbouring planet. Their discoveries will help us determine if Mars was a kinder place for life in the past. And…
Fogged up glasses, windscreens and bathroom mirrors may be a thing of the past. Researchers have invented a new, permanent, multi-purpose coating technology that will prevent your spectacles, car windscreen or bathroom mirror fogging up ever again. The coating, called XeroCoat, also cuts out unwanted reflections from glass, letting more light through. Making it ideal…
A PhD student in QLD improves mine safety with her predictive computer program Some of the risk involved in working underground is being reduced by a revolutionary approach to predicting the collapse of mine retaining walls . “In mining, huge voids are created underground when valuable ore is removed. Voids often the size of a…
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Fresh Science is a national competition and training program helping early-career researchers find and share their stories of discovery.
We take young researchers with no media experience and help them become media spokespeople for their science, and reach stakeholders in government and industry.
Fresh Science gives finalists a taste of life in the limelight, with a day of media training, a day of training in stakeholder engagement, and a public event in their home state.
Alumni of the program include Professor Allan Duffy and Dr Niraj Lal.
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