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Researchers Develop Desal On A Chip

News in Science
22 Mar 2010 The story describes the invention of a nanotechnology-sized device to purify water. The device uses the idea that charged particles experience a force in an electric field. Salt [which produces electrically charged particles when dissolved in water] and other unwanted particles, like cells, viruses...
National Curriculum  National Curriculum Year 8 Subjects: Science

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Catalyst: Coal Gas

TV / Catalyst
22 Oct 2009 The program provides information about two new technologies being used to unlock energy from coal; underground coal gasification (UCG) and coal seam gas (CSG). These reduce the risks from mining the coal and then burning it. The technologies are being applied to coal seams in Queensland that are...
National Curriculum  National Curriculum Year 9 Subjects: Science

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Future Of Fusion

TV / Catalyst
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  National Curriculum Year 9 Subjects: Science

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Animal Action: Desert Gobies

TV / Catalyst
11 Feb 2010 Researchers from Monash University have found the desert goby - the ultimate Aussie battler - in the mound springs of the Lake Eyre basin. This habitat is twice as salty as the ocean and is subject to extreme temperature fluctuations. The video show the mating behaviour, sexual signaling and...
National Curriculum  National Curriculum Year 7 Subjects: Science

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Animal Action: Bombina Frog

TV / Catalyst
18 Mar 2010 Many frogs are on the endangered species list; however the tiny North East Asian Bombina frog is bucking this trend. The images captured by a Korean naturalist show its aggressive survival tactics and adaptations.
National Curriculum  National Curriculum Year 6 Subjects: Science

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Right as Rain Part 2

Australian story
08 Dec 2009 The program describes Peter Andrews personal crusade for acceptance of his ideas for managing the Australian landscape in a sustainable way [natural sequence farming or NSF] and the personal cost to him of that crusade. He has some important backers now and science is being used to test his ideas,...
National Curriculum  National Curriculum Year 10 Subjects: Science

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Right as Rain Part 1

Australian story
01 Dec 2009 The program describes Peter Andrews personal crusade for acceptance of his ideas for managing the Australian landscape in a sustainable way [natural sequence farming or NSF] and the personal cost to him of that crusade. He has some important backers now and science is being used to test his ideas,...
National Curriculum  National Curriculum Year 10 Subjects: Science

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Choleric Waters Still Run Deep With Disease

Dr Karl's Great Moments in Science
23 Sep 2009 Two pages of web text about the rediscovery and modernization of an old treatment for cholera that helps victims to survive by keeping them hydrated.
National Curriculum  National Curriculum Year 9 Subjects: Science, Biology

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Water-powered engine theories need hosing down

Dr Karl's Great Moments in Scienc
23 Jun 2009 Will we one day be able to power cars with water? Dr Karl has had a look to see if the idea floats. The chemical reactions involved in the formation and decomposition of water are described. Energy transformations are explained. A very useful resource to get students thinking.
BOS NSW Syllabus Years 11 and 12 Subjects: Chemistry, Science 7-10, Science

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Solar thermal electricity

Science Sho
03 Oct 2009 We have heard of hybrid cars but what about a hybrid coal-fired/solar power station? This program gives an update on research into solar thermal electricity . Liddell Power Station in the Hunter Valley, NSW is a hybrid power station using solar energy to pre-heat water and so reduce the use of coal...
BOS NSW Syllabus Years 9 and 10 Subjects: Science, Science 7-10

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