Thomas Skordas

Gambusia holbrooki are an alien pest fish invading the freshwater ecosystems. This species threatens more than 30 native species, causing biodiversity and economic loss. Lokman Norazmi proposes a genetic solution to this problem: Trojan Chromosome Carriers Strategy. Female fish with male genotype are released into the wild, thus producing a…

Fusion is a nuclear reaction that combines two light nuclei, producing energy; fusion reactions power stars like our sun. Producing energy from fusion would provide a carbon-free, clean, safe, and abundant source of electricity. Net energy production from fusion requires that the reactions occur in a ‘plasma’ hotter than the…

How the Internet Opens a New Era of Creative Expression Beyond Geographic, Social, Economic and Political Boundaries “Censorship is saying: ‘I’m the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.’ But the internet is like a tree that is growing. The people will always have…

Development of a novel waste-to-fuel process to produce diesel and electricity for modular, off-grid applications. Develop a novel catalyst with high activity and stability for the novel process. Tags: Circular Economy, Energy, Engineering, Green Tech, Renewable energies.

The Idea of this project came from famous Brain-Ring intelligence game where two groups are competing with push-buttons for quick answering to the questions from different spheres. We decided to involve university students in the organizing of the game, assembled with them the buttons and control system, wrote down logical…

The objective of the project is to Implement Molecular Gastronomy as a mediating tool of scientific knowledge. Different activities are presented that are adapted to the specific needs of the non-expert public and their relationship with their context. For example, open classes and experimental workshops at fairs, Scientific Institutions, schools…

Emma-Anne Karlsen is researching ways to enhance the effectiveness of monoclonal antibodies (mAb) in cancer treatment, addressing the issue of low response rates (below 35%) in certain cancers, costing Australia an estimated $355 million annually for non-responders. Her solution involves repurposing prochlorperazine (PCZ), a low-cost hospital medication, to transform non-responders…

This project seeks to reveal the nature of graffiti prohibition as content-based speech regulation. It will unearth the practice of favoring messages conforming to prevailing narratives and aesthetic standards. This research is very timely given the role of graffiti in the recent “Black Lives Matter” uprisings. The authors’ groundbreaking proposal…

How the Tropical Laboratory Initiative is increasing Access to Healthcare in Low Resource Countries Tropical Diseases were defined in the 1970s by international organisations such as the World Health Organization as those infectious ailments like malaria, tuberculosis, HIV and Ebola that disproportionately affect poor and marginalised populations in the developing…

Gendered Innovation and International Community Learn more about the history behind the Gender Summits, the need for a ‘systems change’, and the linkage between gender sensitive research and excellence in science by joining Prof. Dr Ruth Morgan in the third panel of this series. The panelists are Prof. Dr. Rana…