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Research News
	A new neutron source for Australia What’s the connection between the QUOKKA, the PLATYPUS, the ECHIDNA, the WOMBAT and neutrons? The answer is that they are all involved in materials science. More specifically, the Australian animal names are the titles of four new world-class facilities that use neutrons in different ways to characterise materials. They are just some of the machines being developed by the Bragg Institute and they’ll be using neutrons produced by the new OPAL Research Reactor. ---more

Tin Tacks
	Tassie timber test cells How does a concrete slab floor compare with a timber framed platform floor when it comes to thermal performance? In our energy-conscious world the efficiency of our materials and designs are coming under increasing scrutiny. To find out the relative merits of different building designs, the Timber Research Unit at the University of Tasmania has just finished the construction of three small self-standing houses or ‘test cells’ on its Launceston campus to monitor the performance of different materials and construction options. ---more

Know your material
	Polymers in Biomedical Applications Polymers have been used in biomedical applications since the middle of last century and the hunt for new and improved polymers is always on. ---more

Sensational Materials
	Detecting corrosion in pipes Scientists at Monash University have devised a new way of measuring water pipes that can help detect corrosion without damaging the pipe. ---more


	Using computers to spot diamonds Could Australia rise to the top of the diamond pipe again? Macquarie University researcher Dr Craig O'Neill believes his research on how and where diamonds form could open new diamond fields across Australia. ---more


	Magic wand detects contaminants Australian scientists are developing a "magic wand" that assesses the danger of contaminants lurking in the soils and groundwater beneath our cities. Researchers in CRC CARE (the Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment) are developing special sensors to analyse the toxic stew of chemicals under old industrial sites. ---more

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