• Question: what is your breakthrough ?

    Asked by LCT piggy to Andy, Chris, Harriet, Jess, Nikki on 10 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: andy chapman

      andy chapman answered on 10 Mar 2016:

      Recently I gave discovered a new way to make a brand new plastic with very interesting properties and also a new chemical which might help doctors see inside the body using special scanners

    • Photo: Nikki D'Arcy

      Nikki D'Arcy answered on 10 Mar 2016:

      Thanks for the question! It’s still coming… Watch this space! New antibiotics on the way!

    • Photo: Jessica Groppi

      Jessica Groppi answered on 10 Mar 2016:

      Hi!

      No cool breakthrough for me yet!

      Jess.

    • Photo: Christopher Blanford

      Christopher Blanford answered on 10 Mar 2016:

      Hi LCT_piggy

      I’ve made a couple. First, check out the pictures at the bottom of my profile page: http://ias.im/u.108462
      These are called inverse opals. They can control how light moves through them. I thought that they could be used for processing with light rather than electricity (like in computers).

      I also found a way to make enzymes for fuel cells (devices that take chemical energy and turn it into electrical energy) work for as long as batteries. I had to stop the experiment because I had algae growing in my test tank!

      Chris

    • Photo: Harriet Reid

      Harriet Reid answered on 10 Mar 2016:

      Hi,

      I helped to find a protein that sticks to cancer cells but not other cells, it could be used to make better cancer treatments!

      I’m still working on more!

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