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Thank you very much to the committee for the selection! Would like to express my sincere gratitude to Professor Simon Ringer for the strong support! Please find the related publication at https://lnkd.in/gD8YvAat. The data was recorded on CAMECA Local Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP) 4000X Si at the Sydney Microscopy & Microanalysis (https://lnkd.in/gmTRr4Aj), the University of Sydney node of Microscopy Australia (Microscopy Australia).

Microscopy Australia will also be presenting our capabilities at this exciting MTPConnect event along with with a supporting case study from one of Ferronava's scientific team. Held in Melbourne on 11th September, it is particularly aimed at Medtech SMEs and there are still some tickets available. All attendees must register in advance at this link: https://lnkd.in/g47Husts

If you're at EMC2024 in Copenhagen, come and visit us to find out about MyScope, our world-leading online microscopy training resource, and MyScope Explore where kids can discover all sorts of exciting things in the micro-world! You'll find us at booth number is C29 in the open section. https://myscope.training https://lnkd.in/gWs57fMy

Are you an imaging scientist? Have your say on career paths by scanning the QR code below. If you’re at EMC2024 in Copenhagen don't miss the Career Path session. Your work and careers contribute so much to great research outcomes!

Microscopy Australia is thrilled to share that our users have been recognised as finalists across six categories in the prestigious 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes. These awards celebrate excellence in research & innovation, leadership, science engagement, and school science. Pictured is long-term user Prof. Anita Ho-Baillie who has been nominated for her groundbreaking work on silicon tandem solar cells. Other teams and nominees that accessed our facilities include the Sustainable Wastewater Team (Prof. Qilin Wang, Dr Li Gao, Dr Xuan Li, Dr Huan Liu) the StrepA Outbreak Prevention Team (Prof. Mark Walker and team), Prof. Yansong Shen for his recycling system for solar panels, and Prof. Xiwang ZHANG and Dr Zhuyuan Wang for their nanogenerator that captures CO2 and generates electricity. We are incredibly proud to support the research of these innovators and their groundbreaking work. Their achievements underscore the importance of microscopy in advancing scientific research and innovation. Congratulations to all the nominees! Read more: https://lnkd.in/g7ptMZiR The winners will be announced on Wednesday, 4 September, at a ceremony held at Sydney Town Hall. A live stream of the awards will also be available online. To register, visit https://lnkd.in/gg3ahpJ #NCRISimpact Australian Government Department of Education

What a privilege to participate in the Indigenous Science Experience again for #ScienceWeek. Not only did we get to share our microscopy – exploring amazing samples like native indigo plants and hare hair brought by participants on the day. We also had the privilege of learning Indigenous sciences: from bush medicine, basket weaving and fibre dying, to learning how Knowledge, such as songlines, have been taught through dance and astronomy for thousands of years. These science activities came from Countries all over NSW including Wiradjuri, Yaegl, and Kamilaroi communities. Thank you to the National Indigenous Science Education Program and Macquarie University for hosting the event. A huge thank you to Simon Hager and Karen Privat from the Electron Microscope Unit at MWAC UNSW for their time and work in bringing and operating the Scanning Electron Microscope for the activity, and to Richard Tilley for supporting this initiative.

National Science and Research Priority 4: Protecting and restoring Australia’s environment Microscopy Australia makes significant contributions to preserving and restoring our unique environment. We support a wide range of projects aimed at understanding the unique features and properties of our native plant and animal species in the face of climate change and other human impacts. We also enable technical innovations that help clean up damaged and contaminated environments such as the development of new polymers made from waste that absorb oils, heavy metals and toxic chemicals. We also enable many other projects that are leading the transition to a circular economy that aim to reuse waste to produce innovative and beneficial products.   Explore our case studies here: https://lnkd.in/gSVbySbM Australian Government Department of Education Department of Industry, Science and Resources #NCRISimpact #ScienceWeek

This pair of Stories and Structures images shows a transmission electron microscope image of blood cells and pigment granules in a fish eye by Shaun Collin and Dry River Bed painting by Kurun Warun.  Explore more images and stories and tag us in a post describing your favourite to win an exhibition cushion cover. https://lnkd.in/gtMbVqJD

National Science and Research Priority 3: Elevating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge systems Microscopy Australia’s facilities are supporting and leading projects that elevate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge systems. Some examples include the partnership between the University of Queensland (UQ) and the Dugulungi Aboriginal Corporation (mentioned in the previous post) to harvest spinifex grass for the production of super-strong carbon nanofibres, and the subsequent spin out of Trioda Wilingi from the UQ to develop medical gels from the nanofibres. We are also involved in a number of projects that work with Aboriginal groups, including with the Kandiwal Aboriginal Corporation, to help unravel the history and practices around rock art sites and their preservation, and research on historical banana cultivation in the Torres Strait. Microscopy Australia has also curated the Stories and Structures – New Connections exhibition that has worked with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to relate microscopic images of natural objects to their artwork and stories from around the country. This draws visual and functional parallels between Western and Indigenous knowledge systems with the aims of contributing to reconciliation and elevation of Indigenous knowledge. We have also worked with Gail Mabo to generate 3D scans of sand grains in preparation for 3D printed versions for her artworks, including Tagai, that focus on raising the profile of Torres Strait Islander navigation systems. Explore our case studies here: https://lnkd.in/gSVbySbM   Australian Government Department of Education Department of Industry, Science and Resources #NCRISimpact #ScienceWeek

National Science and Research Priority 2: Supporting healthy and thriving communities Microscopy Australia's instruments play an essential role in numerous projects developing new vaccines, drugs, and innovative medical devices for preventing, sensing and treating a wide range of diseases. New approaches to combating antibiotic resistance, along with synthetic biology and traditional approaches to precision medicine, are also the focus of significant research. The spinout of Vaxxas and the local production of their patented HD-MAP needle-free vaccine delivery system (pictured) is an ongoing success story made in Australia with global impacts. Microscopy Australia has supported this project since 2009. Microscopy also contributes to the 'Healthy Country, Healthy Community' aspect of this priority through research aimed at understanding the unique features and properties of our native plant and animal species both on land and in the oceans. An example of this is the partnership between The University of Queensland and the Dugulungi Aboriginal Corporation to harvest spinifex grass for the production of super-strong carbon nanofibres, and the subsequent spin out of Trioda Wilingi from the UQ to develop medical gels from the nanofibres. This project has relied on, and continues to rely on, microscopy to characterise their nanofibres and products. Both of these projects were also supported by The Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF). Explore more case studies here: https://lnkd.in/gSVbySbM Image: Scanning electron micrograph of Vaxxas' HD-MAP (yellow) and skin (orange) taken at our University of Queensland facility, CMM. Australian Government Department of Education Department of Industry, Science and Resources #NCRISimpact #ScienceWeek