18 Dec 2017
Drug Design in the 21st Century
When you ingest medicine from your pharmacist, specific proteins in your body transport them to where they need to go. In particular, some proteins play a key role in moving the drugs in and out of
04 Aug 2017
Exciting New Compounds for Light Harvesting
In our transition to a more-carbon neutral environment, the development of new building materials for the collection of solar energy is a big goal. Incorporating passive solar energy collectors into
01 Jun 2017
New materials for energy storage
Energy storage and energy generation technology is improving thanks to the work of Professor Maria Forsyth and her group from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science. "What we do in
28 Mar 2017
Exploring the physics of two-dimensional materials
Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney are investigating the properties of a wide variety of 2-dimensional materials. These materials, made of one atom thick sheets, have radically
26 Oct 2016
Tracking chemical processes in the atmosphere
Dr Jenny Fisher from the University of Wollongong Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry is using computer modelling to understand the chemical processes happening in the atmosphere. These processes drive
14 Jul 2016
Solvents of the future
ARC Future Fellow Dr Katya Pas from Monash University is using Raijin to pioneer the potentially industry-revolutionising field of ionic liquids. Current industry processes, such as making paper from
14 Jul 2016
Super-charging solar cell efficiency
ARC Future Fellow Professor Michelle Coote and her team from The Australian National University have used Raijin to double the efficiency of solar cells. In a dye-sensitised solar cell, the dye
14 Apr 2016
Computer-aided drug design
Dr David Wilson from La Trobe University is using Raijin to design new drugs for diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's. "We're looking at kinases – a group of proteins that are involved in the
03 Mar 2016
New way to control chemical reactions
Scientists have used electric currents to control chemical reactions in a completely new way, in a breakthrough that could have implications for how chemicals are made in the future. Professor
24 Nov 2015
Simulating bacterial membranes
Dr David Poger from the University of Queensland has been using Raijin to understand bacterial membranes. "Using Raijin I simulate a simplified model of the lipids that form bacterial membranes,"
