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Robotic Mimicry
21 May 2009
Scientists at the University of California Berkeley are convinced they are offering a breakthrough in robot design comparable to the way the PC revolutionised computing. Their study of living organisms has offered insights which they have adapted to the world's first robotic cockroach. Dr...
National Curriculum Year 9
Molecular Bypass
22 Apr 2010
Researchers in Perth, WA, have developed a new medicine that corrects genetic mistakes, exon skipping treatment. This is offering hope for people with serious illness. The technique works like a genetic patch which fills in for defective genes when a cell divides. The program focuses on Duchenne...
National Curriculum Year 10
Eureka People's Choice Awards Finalists
09 Jul 2009
The program interviews and briefly describes the research of 3 finalists for the 2009 Eureka People's Choice Awards. Dr Amanda Barnard is a physicist from CSIRO materials Science and Engineering Victoria. Her discovery unlocks the potential to use tiny diamonds (nanodiamonds) for medical...
National Curriculum Year 10
Nancy Millis
11 Mar 2010
Emeritus Professor Nancy Millis shares her thoughts about her long and varied career. She was first a fermentation scientist and then most notably the chair of the Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee, a watchdog committee established to monitor developments in genetic modification that...
National Curriculum Year 10
Future Of Fusion
18 Feb 2010
Nuclear fusion promises to provide unlimited clean energy for the future. This program investigates just where nuclear fusion research is at by visit the JET and ITER projects in Europe. Insights can be gained into the nature of the fusion, the engineering and technical problems that need to be...
National Curriculum Year 9
Cool Jobs / Profile / Civil Engineer - Water
22 Sep 2009
Chris Moore is a young engineer employed by Sydney Water to plan, design, construct, operate and maintain water and recycled water systems. The program profiles his training and work life as well as his personal interests and highlights the 'great bits' and 'sucky parts' of his job.
National Curriculum Year 7
Melbourne Recital Centre
12 Feb 2009
How do you make a music recital hall acoustically perfect? To meet this challenge the new Melbourne Recital Centre combines a classically shaped room with clever engineering, detailed computer modelling and intricate wood panels. Understanding the properties of sound and modelling has been...
BOS NSW Syllabus Years 11 and 12
Aerospace systems engineer
26 Oct 2009
Cameron is employed as a systems engineering consultant on defence and civilian aerospace projects, including uninhabited air vehicles (UAVs), and control systems for anything from future battle space management to weapon, rocket and satellite systems.
BOS NSW Syllabus Years 11 and 12



