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All stories were presented to the media and the public
between 19 August to 22 August, 2002.
Read the summaries below - listed by the date they were
issued. Or click on the links on the left of the page.
The 2002 Fresh Scientists
were:
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Reinventing steel
- Deakin
University engineer Georgie Kelly has invented a better steel
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The Secret Life of Algae – what’s
really happening on the St Kilda waterfront – Melbourne University’s Sarah
Wilson exposes the sex life of algae – G rated broadcast vision available
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Blood clots, heart attack and
stroke - Grant Drummond from the Howard Florey Institute has discovered a gene
that causing clogging of arteries
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The sugar in that extra chocolate
bar can make our skin, kidneys and blood vessels deteriorate into something
resembling the caramel in a Mars bar – and it happens faster in diabetics.
Josephine Forbes from the Baker Medical Research Institute thinks she can slow
the process down with a common blood therapy.
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What is dark matter
and what role
does it play in the universe? Cathy Trott, University of Melbourne
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A super flexible system
that can
beat any level of earthquake shaking: John Stehle from Hyder Consulting, NSW
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Australian burrowing frogs can
stay in bed for months without their muscles wasting away – unlike a bedridden
patient – what are the implications? Nicholas Hudson from University of
Queensland
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Epidural simulator
–
anaesthetists can stop practising on oranges - thanks to Olivia Pallotta’s
invention, Flinders University
Camouflaged ships,
bionic eyes, mass extinctions and conservation
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Tim Baynes from UNSW
has
developed the ultimate magnetic camouflage to protect ships and submarines
against magnetic detection by marine mines.
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From the bionic ear to the bionic
eye: Gregg Suaning from University of Newcastle has taken a major step towards
producing a bionic eye.
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Are mass extinctions caused by
asteroids, or the slow movement of continents: Malte Ebach from the University
of Melbourne/Western Australian Museum applies his new system for reading
geological history using animals. Note: Due to family commitments, Malte did not
complete the Fresh Science Program.
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The best way to maintain rare
species is to ensure neighbouring habitats are as close together as possible
according to Paris Goodsell, from the University of Adelaide.
The winners of Fresh
Science 2002 were:
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Olivia Pallotta
from Flinders University.
Olivia won the 2002
British Council Australia
Fresh Science Prize for her achievements.
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Sarah
Wilson
wins the 2002
ABC
Fresh Science Fellowship. Sarah
was flown to Sydney
for a one week intensive training program.
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