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Cling wrap captures CO2
Posted in: 2010, Vic Tags: 2010, arthritis, disabilities, engineering, injuries, joints, medical research, pain, prosthetics, shoulders, VicHigh tech cling wraps that ‘sieve out’ carbon dioxide from waste gases can help save the world, says Melbourne University chemical engineer, Colin Scholes who developed the technology. The membranes can be fitted to existing chimneys where they capture CO2 for removal and storage. They are already being tested on brown coal power stations in…
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Joint reversal eases arthritis
Posted in: 2010, Vic Tags: 2010, arthritis, disabilities, engineering, injuries, joints, medical research, pain, prosthetics, shoulders, VicA shoulder-joint implant, with the ball and socket on the opposite bones from nature, can significantly improve the quality of life of patients with severe arthritis and tendon tears, says medical engineer David Ackland from the University of Melbourne.
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Fats trigger immune defence
Posted in: 2007, Vic Tags: 2007, arthritis, biology, cancer, diabetes, fats, imaging, immune system, infections, killer T-cells, medical research, physics, proteins, synchrotron, VicSynchrotron light delivers Nature paper for young scientist Natalie Borg and colleagues from Monash and Melbourne universities have shown for the first time how the body’s immune defence system can be triggered by fats, sugars and other biological compounds, not just by proteins. The research, published recently in Nature, opens the way to potential new…
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