Posts by Ali Green

The key to a STEM career? Curiosity, persistence and a knack for problem solving!

Google Research Fellow, ICT Student of the Year and advocate for science, technology engineering and maths (STEM) careers, Samy Movassaghi tells us a little about her job and how she ended up working as a STEM professional.

Curb your cravings: eating more protein at breakfast might be the key

The latest scientific evidence shows redistributing protein throughout the day, including breakfast, could help efforts to lose weight.

Bronze Tsukimi by artist Marion Borgelt, in collaboration with Alex Kosmas and CSIRO. The final piece is assembled, displaying 16 different moon crescents including full moon and new moon. Image: Marion Borgelt & Sue Blackburn.

The art of science: It’s only a 3D printed moon

The design freedom of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is transforming the manufacturing industry. It’s also impacting the art world.

A cybernetic future for health: precision nanomedicine, implants, and telling biomarkers

Probing Biosystems, a new platform, seeks to develop and tailor state-of-the-art technologies to monitor personal health on a rapid, real-time basis.

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Lab-on-a-glove: Swipe left on nerve agents

We co-developed the ‘lab-on-a-glove’, which can detect a group of nerve agent OP compounds found in some pesticides, while in the field.

Go with FloWorks: opening our new Flow Chemistry Centre

We’ve launched the FloWorks Centre for Industrial Flow Chemistry. Flow offers a cleaner, smarter, more controlled way of making chemicals.

A spherical drone with six arms and propellers sits on a stand at an exhibition

Titanium propels 3D printed drone to aid in bushfires

A group of Melbourne University students have designed a 3D printed, titanium drone to fight bushfires.

a computer simulation of clusters of nanoparticles represented by different shapes and colours

Using big data for small science

In a first for science, we’re using big data to study small particles in our quest to accelerate novel material breakthroughs.

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Smart, energy efficient home design gets AccuRate

Today, more than ever before, home owners are demanding cost-effective, sustainable comfort - and that means finding smarter ways to make home heating and cooling affordable.

Bee with a backpack...of the sensor variety.

Air Bee’n’Bee: have backpack, will travel

We attached tiny sensor backpacks to honey bees to track their movements and monitor population levels. Pretty amazing, right? The results are enough to make Ashley Madison blush.

Honey bee backpackers ready to tackle the world

Honey bee populations are collapsing around the world, their health and ability to pollinate crops is under serious threat. This is why we are leading an international alliance of researchers, beekeepers and farmers to place tiny sensors onto the backs of honey bees and assessing their overall population health.

Cracking good science on egg allergens

What came first - the chicken with the switched off allergen gene, or the allergy-free egg? Our scientists have been working with Deakin University to develop an egg that doesn't cause allergic reactions, and it's all about changing the chicken.