Posts by Emily Lehmann

Tracing wine to vine: meet our researcher Ellyse Bunney

Ellyse Bunney is developing world-leading techniques to trace Australian wine back to its origin.

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Meet Nina Welti: tracing our food supply chains

Nina Welti is on a mission to show the world where our food comes from. She is making a difference to our consumer knowledge and food production.

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What mining means to Australians: a national survey

A new national survey of 8,020 citizens reveals what mining means to Australians. While most Australians accept mining and think it makes an important contribution to our economy, they hold low levels of trust in in the industry and don’t feel they have a voice in shaping the industry’s practices.

Exploration needs to get smart if we’re to remain a leading gold producer

It’s a bleak outlook for the future of Australian gold production and revenue unless we rapidly innovate the exploration sector to improve discovery rates.

We're leading future science to find the earth's deep and hidden mineral, energy and water resources.

Exploration: Towards building an accurate picture of the deep earth

New Deep Earth Imaging research aims to enable the exploration industry to 'see' and unlock the earth's deep mineral, energy and water resources.

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A stellar 3D movie of a rare meteorite

Our 3D imaging and characterisation technology has been used to build a complete picture of a newly-discovered meteorite - that's older than the Earth - in the South Australian outback.

Flaxseed: the superfood turned superbug fighter

Australian start-up Kayban has developed a world-first anti-microbial healthcare range that uses flaxseed instead of ethanol to help fight infection.

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Harvesting sunlight to make valuable green products

Solar offers clean, renewable energy, but not just for powering our residential homes. Sunlight could be harvested to make more eco-friendly products.

Nanotech prize: no small win for Australia and women in science

Amanda Barnard has won 'nanotech's Nobel' - the 2014 Feynman Prize for Nanotechnology, for her work on virtual nanotech including diamond nanoparticles.