In late 1997, Australian scientists announced the discovery of what they believe to be the richest gold deposit ever found. The gold is contained in 'black smokers' - volcanic chimneys found on the ocean floor. Sponsored by the Australian Geodynamics Cooperative Research Centre and the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science and Resources . When bugs have you on the run Consumers are demanding food with fewer chemical preservatives and additives - this means that good hygiene and safe storage conditions will have to play an even more important role in preventing food poisoning. Neuroscience has been described as the last great frontier of human biology - in fact NASA's most recent mission, Neurolab, was devoted to investigations involving the nervous system.
Australian neuroscientists are among the leaders in brain research.
Sponsored by the Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine Fuelling the 21st century Fuel cells are an efficient and low-polluting way to generate power. The Australian Technology Park in Sydney has installed Australia's first commercial fuel cell. Sponsored by the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science and Resources Singing the praises of colony stimulating factors An Australian researcher's discovery of colony stimulating factors led to their widespread use to prevent infection in cancer chemotherapy patients and AIDS patients. Sponsored by the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research The Southern Ocean and global climate Research shows that the Southern Ocean is crucial to the world's climate system. Sponsored by the Cooperative Research Centre for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science and Resources .