Chemistry
Sciences & Technology
Space research helps find targets for early Alzheimer’s test
Methods used to study asteroids and planets could be used in a new blood test for Alzheimer’s disease – potentially before clinical symptoms develop
Sciences & Technology
Diverse role models and mentors are helping women in STEM succeed
To mark International Women’s Day, a chemist and a physicist discuss the challenges of careers in male-dominated fields and the women who inspire them
Sciences & Technology
The great mystery of interstellar chemistry
Researchers are replicating the cold vacuum of space to study how interstellar molecules are produced and what they’re made of
Sciences & Technology
The nanoparticle ingredient for Australian-made COVID tests
Australia needs to conduct hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 tests each day to monitor infection, but now researchers have developed a local supply chain for a crucial test ingredient
Sciences & Technology
When the Earth’s magnetic field flipped
Research finds the first Australian-based record of a major global event where the Earth’s magnetic field ‘switched’ – and north became south
Sciences & Technology
Under the Microscope
My eyesight is weak, but my vision is strong
PhD student Nisha Mehta was born with albinism. With support from her parents and educators she has overcome many challenges to pursue an award-winning career in chemistry
Sciences & Technology
The man who built a whole new field of chemistry
In the 90s, Professor Richard Robson created a new class of coordination polymers, and his models inspired an entirely new field of chemistry
Sciences & Technology
Podcast
Smashing through science’s glass ceiling
From a schoolgirl who studied science to meet boys, Professor Frances Separovic became the first female chemistry professor in Victoria. Now she champions young women in science
Health & Medicine
Go Figure
The science behind Novichok
The British Government has accused Russia of stockpiling the Soviet-designed nerve agent Novichok to use in assassinations. An expert tells us how and why it’s so deadly
Sciences & Technology
Under the Microscope
Trailblazing for women in science
The first female chemistry professor in Victoria, Frances Separovic forged her career against the odds, and has just been named a ‘trailblazer’ on the Victorian Honour Roll of Women