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  • Promising progress for a cheap and accessible new COVID vaccine
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    Promising progress for a cheap and accessible new COVID vaccine

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesSTEM

    American researchers have used long-established technology to create a COVID vaccine that’s easy to make and store; clinical trials are...

    Years 8-10
  • How cochlear implants work…and when they don’t
    Student Activity & Video & Film

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    How cochlear implants work…and when they don’t

    Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Today, February 25th is International Cochlear Implant Day. The celebration is all in memory of the first cochlear implant in...

    Years 8-9
  • Hear Me Out
    SCINEMA, Student Activity & Video & Film

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    Hear Me Out

    Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    This documentary is based on the true-life events of Sue Walters, Bill Gibson and Jackson Tait. The narrative explains how...

    Years 8-9
  • How evolution engineered nature’s underwater acrobats
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    How evolution engineered nature’s underwater acrobats

    Biological SciencesEngineeringPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Swim like a sea lion, splash like a seal. This fascinating article discusses how biology and engineering have come together...

    Years 4-5, 7 & 10
  • Prosthetic fin for injured turtles
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    Prosthetic fin for injured turtles

    Biological SciencesEngineeringSTEMTechnology

    Innovative new prosthetic fin approved for trial on real, threatened turtles. This short article and video show an excellent example...

    Years 5 & 7-8
  • COSMOS Magazine: Advanced technology inspired by nature
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    COSMOS Magazine: Advanced technology inspired by nature

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEngineering

    If you know where to look, there’s almost no technological or design problem that nature hasn’t solved already. Amalyah Hart...

    Years 4-7 & 9-10
  • Good as bone
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    Good as bone

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesHealth & Medical SciencesSTEM in Action

    Australian researchers take 3D printing to the next level with material that mimics bone tissue. This resource is best suited...

    Years 8
  • Explainer: How to make a vaccine
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    Explainer: How to make a vaccine

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesSTEM

    Inside the Australian manufacturing process of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. This resource is best suited to Chemistry and Biology students in...

    Years 8-10
  • COSMOS Magazine: The Internet of Temporary Things
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    COSMOS Magazine: The Internet of Temporary Things

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Cash in your silicone chips – paper and plastic are about to make a comeback. As sensors fill the world...

    Years 6 & 8-10
  • COSMOS Magazine: What Colours Can You Hear?
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    COSMOS Magazine: What Colours Can You Hear?

    Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Stephen Fleischfresser talks with the world’s first legally recognised cyborg, Neil Harbisson, about how he experiences the world. The article...

    Years 5-10
  • This super rare bigfin squid is a deep-sea mystery
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    This super rare bigfin squid is a deep-sea mystery

    Biological SciencesSTEM

    We recently spotted not 1, but 5, in the Great Australian Bight. An exciting spot of the rare bigfin squid...

    Years 5-7 & 10
  • Electronic skin that behaves like skin
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    Electronic skin that behaves like skin

    Biological SciencesCareers in STEMSTEMTechnology

    New device mimics body’s feedback response This article is suitable for Yr 9 and 10 biology students learning about the...

    Years 9-10

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