Biotech
Space travel could help this engineer develop more effective cancer treatment
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) lecturer Joshua Chou is taking cancer research out of this world.
Engineers experiment with salty mask coatings to guard against infections
Early experiments with adding salt coatings to face masks shows promise for deterring the spread of viruses.
Biomedical engineer the only Australian to earn spot on international list of inventors
A UNSW Biomedical Engineering Professor has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) in the United...
Diamond-coated medical implants aren’t for looks: they have real benefits
Kate Fox is following up her pioneering work with bionic electrodes by seeing if nanodiamonds can help make better titanium...
Students win global competition with cholesterol-busting nanofilter
Proving the best designs are often found in nature, students from the University of Sydney have taken out first place...
Engineering researchers flag a golden future for new, non-toxic cancer treatments
Cancer treatments have come a long way, but still have toxic side effects. Australian researchers are hoping to solve these...
An ingenious sensor promises to make cancer treatment safer for patients
A life-saving temperature sensor devised by Jacqueline Savage could give cancer patients a much better chance of surviving treatment.
Plasma coatings show promise for decreasing infection and rejection rates for bone implants
Australia’s ageing and active population is seeing the number of orthopaedic implants rise. A team is working on a coating...
3D printer that creates lifelike tumours for research takes out top design award
A world-first 3D bioprinter with the ability to replicate the structure of cancer cells has been awarded the 2019 Good...
Australian bioengineering inspirations, from the pacemaker to the bionic eye
Australia’s innovative engineers have played a major role in developing the world’s biomedical capabilities.
