A University of Adelaide study shows industry players are open to measures to reduce plastics in seafood – but first they have to understand the problem. More than 35 percent of fish caught in the waters off southern Australia contain microplastics, and the problem is most acute in South Australia, with plastic found in 49…
Despite advanced treatment of our wastewater and sewage, microplastics are still being released into the ocean, according to researchers from Griffith University. Microplastics are plastics measuring less than 1mm. “They are widespread pollutants contaminating our oceans and affecting our marine animals,” says Dr Shima Ziajahromi from Griffith University. Wastewater treatment plants have been identified as…
A young UNSW researcher has created conductive bioplastics which will transform the performance of bionic devices such as the cochlear ear and the proposed bionic eye.
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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.
Read some of the fresh science we discovered in 2021 here.
