Posts by Alex Mead

Black Summer bushfires triggered Southern Ocean algal blooms bigger than Australia

ABC Online, Other, 16/09/2021, Belinda Smith As Black Summer bushfires devastated huge swathes of south-east Australia, they were seeding new […]

The glamorous Aussie fly named after a cultural icon

ABC Online, Other, 16/09/2021 A newly identified Australian fly has been named after the glamourous and fierce cultural icon - […]

Sugar Rush: Scientists solved a major battery problem with glucose so an EV can run non-stop Sydney to Melbourne

Dispatchist, dispatchist.com, 13/09/2021 Monash researchers created a longer-lasting, lighter, more sustainable rival to lithium-ion batteries using sugar in lithium-sulfur batteries […]

Flying high underground: Brisbane’s driving, walking robots battle for $2m prize

InQueensland, Other, 10/09/2021, John McCarthy A Brisbane-based robotics team is down to the last eight contestants in a global bid […]

An antibody cocktail that can beat Delta to be tested on Aussies

Cairns Post, Other, 11/09/2021, Sue Dunlevy A powerful antibody cocktail that can beat Delta developed by Aussie scientists will soon […]

Additive Manufacturing Company, Titomic awarded $2.325 Million Grant

Space Australia, Other, 11/09/2021, Ruth Harrison Melbourne based manufacturing company, Titomic Ltd, has been awarded a 2.35 million funding grant […]

How the sausage gets made: the serious business of fake meat

The Guardian, Other, 11/09/2021, Donna Lu On an industrial road in Coburg, in Melbourne’s north, there’s a tale of two […]

Researchers welcome Moroccan natives who may change the face of farming

About Regional, Other, 12/09/2021, Edwina Mason Australia’s newest immigrants aren’t likely to be seen strolling the city streets, but they’re […]

Building resilience

West Australian, Other, 13/09/2021, Greta Andrews-Taylor Designed, prototyped and tested by CSIRO, James Cook University and Room11 Architects, One House […]