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• Thin polymer film could render sutures in brain surgery obsolete

  - 2008-02-01

  A thin polymer film that seals surgical wounds could make sutures a relic of medical history has been developed by scientists from Australia's University of New South Wales UNSW. Measuring just 50 [micro]m, the film is placed on a surgical wound and exposed to an infrared laser, which heats...

  Tags: Australia, polymer, scientist, University of New South Wales, wound

• Green by nature.

  - 2007-07-03

  Byline: Peter Roberts Jul 03, 2007 (BRW - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Professor Martin Green is considered a rarity among Australian scientists involved in developing new technology. Whereas it is considered the norm that scientists do not get involved in the commercialisation of...

  Tags: Manufacturing, photovoltaics, scientist, University of New South Wales

• Brain holds the key to chronic fatigue.

  - 2006-03-20

  Byline: Emma Young Mar 20, 2006 (New Scientist - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Scientists have found that viral infections can lead to chronic fatigue syndrome CFS in some people. ...

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• Scientists discover manic depression gene.

  - 2006-01-12

  Byline: Elizabeth Gosch Jan 12, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian scientists have achieved a breakthrough in research on bipolar disorder manic depression. They...

  Tags: gene, scientist, University of New South Wales

• Australia must lead way in greenhouse reduction.

  - 2005-11-01

  Nov 01, 2005 (Environmental & Science Update - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Dr John Bradshaw, a petroleum exploration expert, gave an address at the University of New South Wales. Bradshaw argued that...

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• Stand for wildlife.

  - 2005-10-20

  Oct 20, 2005 (New Scientist - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Viagra will not save endangered species. Pfizer, the manufacturer of Viagra, has commissioned a survey of male users of ...

  Tags: Manufacturing, MARKETING, Pfizer Inc., scientist, University of New South Wales, Viagra

• Sky spy to cut wildlife roadkill: satellite focus on crossings.

  - 2003-05-12

  May 12, 2003 (The Daily Telegraph - ABIX via COMTEX) Scientists hope to identify the most dangerous roads for wildlife on the central coast of New South Wales. According to WIRES, an animal rescue organisation, nine hundred animals die each day on roads in the...

  Tags: GPS, Handhelds, HARDWARE, satellite, scientist, University of New South Wales

• One small step for mankind, one giant map of the universe.

  - 2001-12-11

  Dec 12, 2001 The Advertiser ABIX via COMTEX -- Australian scientists have created a giant map of the universe. The map, showing the location of 8,400 trillion stars in 210,000 galaxies, will help to measure the amount of dark matter. Map making is part...

  Tags: FINANCE, MARKETING, scientist, SOFTWARE, University of New South Wales

• NSW scientists light the way to much faster computers.

  - 2001-08-22

  Aug 23, 2001 The Australian Financial Review ABIX via COMTEX -- Australian scientists have made a major breakthrough in computer science. The discovery that light can be used to move information inside computers means that they can be made to work at much higher...

  Tags: computer, HARDWARE, PRODUCTIVITY, scientist, Semiconductors, University of New South Wales

• PROCESSING - CURRENT DENSITIES REACH PRACTICAL VALUES

  - 1990-02-01

  Australian scientists claim they can routinely make bulk high temperature superconductors with current densities large enough for practical applications. Using their patented process, Dou Shixue and his team, from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, also form the material into wires and tapes, showing...

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