Science in our livesScience has fantastic impacts on all facets of our lives. Here are just a few wonderful examples of Australian science making a difference:
Insecticide-free crops: green ant means better fruit at lower cost New contraceptive could be used for possums, horses, rabbits, roos Mountains of plastic and rubber put to good use Cool new alternative to the way high voltage power is transformed
'Archives' show Great Barrier Reef coral growth declining Solar hydrogen technology promises low-cost replacement for fossil fuels Carbon capture and storage: Otway Project making progress Geopolymer concrete: 60 per cent less emissions
Halving mosquito’s lifespan could help control dengue fever Desalination without boiling - WA research breakthroughs
Australian ‘gas buster’ saves ozone layer and cuts greenhouse gases
Australia’s best seller: a science-based revolution in healthy eating
How bird flu saved the Australian horse industry
Australian photonic chip could speed Internet 100 times
The ‘flying mobile phone’—an aircraft that came from weather research Use of material: All schools; universities; science and education institutions, agencies and departments; and organisations in the informal education or science communication sectors are more than welcome to reproduce or use these materials for education or science communication purposes without further permission being sought from FASTS.
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