The development of next generation solar power technology that has potential to be used as a flexible ‘skin’ over hard surfaces has moved a step closer, thanks to a significant breakthrough from ANFF-Q clients.

For patients with kidney failure, the ability to replace a damaged kidney with a healthy kidney grown from their own cells could be a life saver. Now, ANFF-Q clients from the University of Queensland’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) have developed a remarkable new research tool that could help make this a reality.

A collaborative team of ANFF-Q clients has developed an ultrafast and portable solar‐rechargeable battery with high efficiency, which can simultaneously harvest and store solar energy. These solar-rechargeable electric energy storage systems (SEESSs) will provide renewable power sources for smart grids, electric vehicles, portable electronics and the internet of things (IoTs).

An international collaborative research team, led by Dr Run Zhang, has developed a new responsive probe for visualisation and quantitative monitoring of formaldehyde biomarkers in cancer cells and tumours.

Researchers from RMIT, La Trobe and Griffith Universities have worked together to create improved electrical contacts for high power devices using silicon carbide (SiC). The results of this close collaborative project have been published in Microelectronic Engineering.

Cardiovascular disease kills one Australian every 12 minutes. Improved treatments are essential for tackling this major health problem. Researchers at The University of Queensland have developed a new gene therapy-based treatment to guide hearts to heal themselves.

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is very aggressive, and developing some effective target therapies is crucial for TNBC treatment. Professor Gordon Xu’s research team have developed a new delivery system based on lipid-coated calcium phosphate nanoparticles to significantly increase delivery efficiency of siRNA and therapeutic agents to TNBC tumour tissue.

Contactless sample preparation for the lab-on-a-chip.

A cell-stretching platform that can direct cell culture growth for more efficient drug screening.

A robust solution for processing fluid samples without the need for electric power.