Think big animals eat big seeds? Think again… The long-held assumption that larger animals eat larger seeds has been overturned by research undertaken by PhD student Si-Chong Chen at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). “We compiled an unprecedented, worldwide, database of over 13,000 interactions between hundreds of animal species and thousands of seed…
Sydney researchers have developed a way to provide a complete picture of DNA repair mechanisms by tracking individual repair factors and how they move to damaged sites in a mess of DNA. These findings can then be taken advantage of to prevent cancer and the effects of aging.
New catalysts which more efficiently generate fuels are being developed by UNSW researchers to meet our future energy and transport needs. “Whilst some renewable energy can be stored in batteries to power our cars, we will still require liquid transport fuels for industries where using batteries are not feasible, especially for the aviation industry –…
“Magic” crystals discovered by Sydney researchers have generated a sustainable and cost effective option for the revival and enhancement of methane production in non-gassy coal seams. Flexible synthetic phenazine-crystals, nicknamed “magic” crystals, will the boost the life span of a coal seam gas well which can be as short as 5-20 years.
Fresh Science is on hold for 2022. We will be back in 2023.
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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.
