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Research News
	DIBIP - a new approach to micro-patterning Micro-patterned substrates play a big role in biotechnology but creating them can be a complex and expensive job. Now a physical chemist at the Australian National University believes she has an innovative approach to making micro-patterned substrates that could revolutionise the whole process. Indeed, building your own micro-patterned surfaces may become as easy as watching rain dry on a window pane. ---more

Tin Tacks
	A more effective hydrogen storage system, an improved synthetic bone graft material, a light weight pedestrian bridge made of fibre composite materials and a polymer for the next generation of medical implants are all tin tack Aussie innovations by Australian companies. But they also share one other important aspect. Can you think what it is? The answer is at the end of the article. ---more

Know your material
	What’s antimatter good for? Most people see antimatter as an abstract concept with little place in the real world. And yet antimatter is a commonly used substance with many important applications. PET scans, for example, are a common form of diagnostic imaging used to detect tumours and it works by releasing antimatter in our bodies. Firing antimatter at the surface of materials, as another example, is a technique for characterising those surfaces. Indeed, antimatter plays a number of roles in the real world and its value in materials science, medicine and biology is only set to increase. ---more

Sensational Materials
	A smarter shopping trolley Imagine a shopping trolley made of plastic, that weighs less than your traditional steel trolley but could carry 20% more, was easy to steer and control, had no sharp edges, hard corners or dangerous steel spikes, had automatic braking to prevent it running away down a hill and (incredible to believe) - no wobbly wheels! Well, imagine no more, Markicart is here and it’s proudly Australian. ---more


	New non-allergenic latex rubber Researchers at the University of Queensland (Gatton Campus) are evaluating new varieties of a latex-rubber producing plant known as guayule. Unlike the species traditionally used to produce latex rubber, guayule has the advantage of being non-allergenic. It also possesses high performance properties such as resilience, elasticity, abrasion resistance, efficient heat dispersion, impact resistance and malleability at cold temperatures. ---more


	Multi-function solar roof tiles An Industrial Design graduate at the University of Western Sydney has devised a roof tile that heats water and generates electricity using the Sun's rays. ---more

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