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"Father Of Wi-Fi" Awarded PM Prize
28 Oct 2009
This article refers to the Prime Ministers awards in science for 2009 providing the name for the Science Prize of the Year, the Malcolm Macintosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year, the Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year and the Prime Minister's Prizes for Excellence...
National Curriculum Year 7
Catalyst: Uranium Minerals
11 Jun 2009
Reporter Dr Paul Willis investigates a unique deposit of beautiful crystals found in a quarry at Lake Boga in country Victoria. This new type of uranium phosphate crystals may provide clues for the long term storage of nuclear waste as they are stable and insoluble. Details of a project to unlock...
National Curriculum Year 9
Universal Flu Vaccine
02 Jul 2009
The worldwide spread of Swine Flu in 2009 has seen scientists from around the world working overtime to develop an effective vaccine. The problem is that this vaccine may be effective for only one flu season. The program investigates the work of some Australian immunologists who are working around...
National Curriculum Year 9
Squeaky Sand
18 Jun 2009
Surfing scientist, Ruben Meerman seeks to answer the question — why does some sand squeak and some sand doesn't? Associate Professor Tim Senden, an applied mathematician from the Australian National University uses some models to provide a possible explanation.
National Curriculum Year 8
Southern Ocean Sentinel
29 Apr 2010
The Southern Ocean between Australia and Antarctica is a thermostat regulating the Earth's current climate. Scientists believe that it can be a sentinel, an early warning system, of climate tipping points to come. Tiny plankton and massive currents hold the clues to how rapidly the Southern...
National Curriculum Year 9
Dr Alex Veldman
15 Apr 2010
The program profiles the working life of Dr Alex Veldman who is based at Monash Hospital in Melbourne as a neonatologist for 60% of his time and as a scientist for 40% of his time. The program shows how he worked collaboratively and applied new scientific knowledge to overcome significant...
National Curriculum Year 9
School Of Hard Knocks
15 Apr 2010
A research team of neurologists from Boston University has been investigating the long term effects of multiple concussions and sub-concussive injuries sustained during contact sport. Their findings are changing the rules of contact sports.
National Curriculum Year 9
Peruvian Mummy
22 Apr 2010
The program is about a mysterious mummy located in the Macleay Museum at Sydney University and the efforts of a team of scientists to work out where it came from and how it got there. Details of the project including fieldwork and laboratory investigations are included
National Curriculum Year 8
Magic Lab
06 May 2010
Neurologists in USA are finding out exactly what's going on in our brain when we are deceived by a magician's trick. Their research into illusion and perception investigates the interaction of the brain and eyes to control what we see. The focus is on investigating saccades (short periods...
National Curriculum Year 9
Green Roofs
20 May 2010
Scientists from the University of Melbourne and CSIRO are working on a collaborative project investigating a more efficient approach to air conditioning urban buildings by placing cooling plants on the roof. The program provides a very relevant context for students to able to apply their scientific...
National Curriculum Year 9
