Not quite T-1000, but still very cool: aibn.uq.edu.au/article/2024/0…
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Alex Druce
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Alex Druce
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Brisbane, Queensland Katılım Temmuz 2011
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🧵#4D printing tech could soon produce superior shape-shifting liquid metals for soft robotics thanks to a method developed by lead researchers Dr Liwen Zhang + Dr @QiaoRuirui who used spherical liquid metal nanoparticles to prepare printing resins that are responsive to lasers👇
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Turns out Covid unleashes a horde of 'zombie' cells that age your brain faster than usual.
@AIBNatUQ legends @JulioAguado_PhD & @Wolvejong are testing therapies that could wipe the zombies out, and rejuvenate a COVID-affected brain
🔗aibn.uq.edu.au/article/2023/1…
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Two legends breaking ground in Extracellular Vesicle research. Good stuff @DrJeGoncalves & Raluca
AIBN Research@AIBNatUQ
A particular molecule stands in the way of cancer studies, potentially stopping scientists from reliably replicating research, and affecting results. Now AIBN researchers are calling it out. The offender? Polysaccharide. 🔗 bit.ly/wolfram-group-… @WolframJoy @DrJeGoncalves
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🎉Great work! Our own Prof Debra Bernhardt was honoured by the @RACInational for her efforts to inspire/mentor the next generation of female chemists, taking home the Margaret Shiel Award: a prize established in honour of Prof Margaret Shiel, 1st Aus female Professor of chemistry
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Resuscitation of cryopreserved cells.
1Transport vials in dry ice to maintain low temperature until ready to resuscitate cells.
2Quickly transfer the vials to a 37ºC water bath for approximately 1 to 2 minutes until no more than two ice crystals remain.
@StemCoreAus @AIBNatUQ
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Check this amazing @Mercerlab1 and @BASEmRNA paper on single-molecule comprehensive digital profiling of #mRNA vaccine quality with @nanopore sequencing. Work led by Helen Gunter and @IdrisogluSenel @AIBNatUQ
nature.com/articles/s4146…
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Great write-up of our seawater-degradable plastic research by @Laura_R_Chung in the @smh! bit.ly/3EzLSHD
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🌊Dr @QiaoRuirui has received $125,000 to save our oceans using... a 3D printer?! The new technique developed by her lab 3D prints polymeric materials generated by the @UCAS1978 to make high-value, customised plastic that won't stick around and clog up the seas.
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As a fan of science - and kicking back and watching stuff - I had a heap of fun judging for the @riaus SCINEMA International Science Film Festival.
Alas, SCINEMA has wrapped up for 2023, but @CosmosMagazine has a rundown of the winners cosmosmagazine.com/news/scinema-s…
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Tremendously sad news. Stuart was one of the very best.
brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queen…
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Until a week ago I hadn't heard much about sonodynamic therapy - then I got to speak to a couple of researchers helping it become a mainstream cancer treatment
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🎓 There's plenty of reasons for prospective PhD students to #PhDatAIBN. ⚕️For Miaomiao Wu, it is the chance to work alongside researchers like @runzhang2 to help develop new, improved, and non-invasive cancer treatments
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We've kicked off @Aus_ScienceWeek with @GuardianAus featuring our 2023 Image contest finalists!
📷 Whether its a heart-shaped stem cell colony, or purple and gold 'science candies’, our researchers sure know how to capture tiny science: bit.ly/GuardianGallery
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It's pandemic-proofing with yeast!
AIBN Research@AIBNatUQ
🧫 Move over RATs; AIBN researchers have made a dust from baker’s yeast that can detect COVID-19. The powdery ‘nanoprobes’ contain synthetic yeast fragments and can be deployed in airports, hospitals, stadiums and sewers to detect #COVID19 biomarkers 🔗bit.ly/nanoprobe-rese…
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Drug-resistant bacteria: "the biggest threat to global health, food security + development today" according to the @WHO. Now AIBN PhD scholar Zexi Zhang along with @QAAFI may have found a new solution that is quicker + more economic than existing methods
🔗bit.ly/zexi-public-he…
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Very cool working on this with @AmiralianLab. Little changes to how we farm mushrooms could be a gateway to revolutionising the global packaging industry
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#UQ researchers are working with industry to develop biodegradable ‘plastic’ grow bags for use in mushroom 🍄 farming. Read more: tinyurl.com/28bxa283 @AmiralianLab @AIBNatUQ 📸Adobe
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A very cool slice of home that popped up in my feed!
Biripi & Worimi man Jamaine Wilesmith is the first student to release a single on UQ's music label, Corella Recordings.
He's from Taree and performs as Durriwiyn. Little Bird is a great track!
uq.edu.au/news/article/2…
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🧵1/2 A #BioBandage that uses snake venom hydrogel to stem uncontrolled bleeding in just a few minutes is a step closer to saving lives thanks to $500K from Australia's national biotech incubator fund #CUREator
🥼@Rowan_lab
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What if there was a way to avoid flooding sick kids with toxic drugs, and instead directly target specific cancer cells? In a collab led by @UNSWMedicine and @KidsCancerInst, researchers from @AIBNatUQ, @UQ_CAI and @UqPef are helping find a solution: bit.ly/cancer-study-c…
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TiO2 (titanium dioxide) assembled using small rod-like particles. Beneficial for enhancing photocatalytic water-splitting performance. Quite enjoy the flower-like look of these nanostructures 🌸
📸 Yusuf Valentino Kaneti, @Yamauchi_Group
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Many sustainable aviation fuel precursors – while boasting a smaller carbon footprint than fossil fuels - still require engineered yeast strains from edible crops like corn and sugarcane.
TL;DR - Gas fermentation means less competition for food and arable land
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Our researchers @Es_Marcellin and @KarenRdgzm are exploring cleaner, greener ways to keep our planes flying. Together with #IndustryPartner @lanzatech, the AIBN is looking at gas fermentation as the next source of aviation fuel. 🔗bit.ly/lanzatech-aibn
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