Catalyst - December 2007
Message from the Premier
Being the Smart State is about so much more than researchers in white coats, and this issue of Catalyst proves it beyond any doubt.
Cancer research bounds ahead
Medical research in Queensland has taken another leap forward with the discovery of an anaerobic bacterium from the Eastern Grey Kangaroo, which may fight against cancer.
World rolls up for a unique Queensland circus
There was a time when running away to the circus was rich in romance but poor in financial return. Today the romance remains but modern circuses are big business.
Bee line for brain research
The precision brain of an angry bee could revolutionise unmanned aircraft technology around the world according to a researcher at the new Queensland Brain Institute.
From eBay to Enterprize
Not many businesses can lay claim to getting started in a cupboard, but that’s where IT company CVSDude’s founder and CEO Mark Bathie stored the $70 worth of parts he bought on eBay to build his first server.
Switched on to global exports
With a flick of a switch, literally, Brisbane-based electrical engineering company NOJA Power has become an exporting phenomenon.
Particle profilers trace bright future
Analysing the make-up worn by Egyptian mummies and measuring meteorites is all in a day’s work for Brisbane-based material analysis company Intellection.
Teeing off with new technology
TenasiTech Pty Ltd, a UniQuest start-up company formed to market a new thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer with high-performance characteristics, has attracted the interest of several commercial partners with its patent-pending technology developed at The University of Queensland.
Building a safer boom
The world’s first safety guidelines that can be used by the entire construction industry – from designers to building owners – have been produced by researchers from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
Battling the superbug
Bacteria taking an upper hand against human beings sounds like something from Battlestar Galactica – yet antibiotic resistant superbugs continue to kill thousands of hospital patients each year.
Last reviewed 17 December 2007
