Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are conducting experiments with an antimicrobial surface coating designed to fight the spread of bacteria and viruses, including the Earth-bound SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the current COVID-19 pandemic.
CMM is pleased to announce the installation of the JEOL Spiral TOF mass spectrometer, which was funded though the former RFIG program at The University of Queensland
We are seeking a Data & Image Processing Scientist for a full-time, 3 year fixed term position. Applications close: 19 Feb 2021 (11:00 PM) E. Australia Standard Time
We are seeking a X-Ray Diffraction, Spectroscopy & Imaging Laboratory Manager for a full-time, continuing position. Applications close: 10 Feb 2021 (11:00 PM) E. Australia Standard Time.
Australian scientists have built a perovskite solar cell based on 2D and 3D salts. By adding a fluorinated lead salt in the processing solution – normally used to form 3D methylammonium lead iodide – they were able to achieve a 21.1% efficiency, an open-circuit voltage of 1.12 V, a short-circuit current of 22.4 mA/cm2, and a fill factor of 84%.
CMM will be closing over the Christmas period. In an emergency please contact UQ Security on (07) 3365 3333. We have enjoyed working with you this year and we wish you a safe and happy festive season.
The annual Research and Innovation staff awards ceremony was held yesterday with the aim to celebrate the achievements and successes of our colleagues that reflect and support UQ’s values. We are proud to announce that CMM staff received 2 awards. Congratulations to all involved!
After almost six months of being connected to the Characterisation Virtual Laboratory (CVL), RCC-managed high-performance computer Wiener hit an important milestone this month when it was used for the one-thousandth time via the imaging platform.
The CMM congratulates Dr Barry Wood and Dr Theo Kloprogge on their latest endevour - The Handbook of Mineral Spectroscopy Volume I: X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. Barry is a CMM and UQ stalwart, who retired in 2019 after 50 years of service at UQ including over 35 years establishing and managing its XPS facilities.
Droplets of fat inside our cells are helping the body’s own defence system fight back against infection, University of Queensland researchers have discovered.
Today it's commonplace, but at the time it was a medical-technical revolution - the discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen 125 years ago in Würzburg. His discovery on November 8, 1895 heralded a new era in medicine that provided previously unknown insights into the human body.
You are invited to participate in CMM’s annual user survey, run by Microscopy Australia. It will be open from 19th August to 8th September 2020. As a thank you for participating Microscopy Australia is offering the chance to win one of five $100 gift cards.
From the 13th July CMM will move carefully forward from the recent restrictions to open up and receive research projects from new clients. To do this, we have implemented new lab operating procedures based on our staff and client's health and welfare, coupled with government guidelines.