What if we could reverse climate change, increase biodiversity and feed everyone? Does that sound like a win-win-win scenario for people and the planet? Join Dr Samantha Grover as she explores the possibilities of soil carbon.
Professor Veena Sahajwalla is revolutionising recycling science. Rather than take up arms against a sea of big polluters, Professor Sahajwalla approaches the problem as a commercial opportunity with real market value to help drive behaviour change. Last year her SMaRT centre opened the world’s first e-waste micro-factory to process old computers, phones, televisions, and all the electronic junk that ends up in landfill. The waste is sorted and dismantled by robots, then mined for its precious elements. Circuit boards are stripped of metals such as gold, copper and tin, while glass and plastic are converted to industrial-grade ceramics and plastic filaments for use in 3D printing. Join us to explore how repurposing the fundamental molecules and elements within post-consumer waste products is reinventing the way we treat - and perceive - these largely untapped commodities.
Watch chemicals react in a big way! See impressive colour changes, smell invisible gasses and hear some oh-mighty noises. Learn about the conversion of reactant molecules to products and the energy changes involved, all while watching shooting foam, hissing fire,…
2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the periodic table of chemical elements. The Royal Australian Chemical Institute warmly invites you to join us to celebrate the International Year of the Periodic Table 2019 at our IYPT Expo. Did you know…
A fantastic opportunity for VCE Chemistry students to apply their understanding of functional groups, chirality and problem solving to the context of pharmacy and pharmacology. Come along and extend yourself in preparation for your exams and future in the health…
Watch the science of using liquid nitrogen to instantly turn liquid into the creamiest ice cream. Demonstrations and ice cream giveaways. At 196 degrees below zero, handcraft unique flavours that are theatrically made right before your eyes, giving you the…
Interested in Chemistry? Have questions? What about attending a lunchtime panel discussion with women staff and post graduate students in Chemistry and hear about their experiences in achieving a career and post graduate studies in Chemistry? See the full list…
Join us and discover what a ‘carbon neutral’ world would be like and how are we going to achieve this. The link and solution between carbon emissions, climate change and a future of clean energy is through chemistry; from removing…
National Science Week is approaching, and Victorian libraries are bringing science out of the books on their shelves to life. With interactive workshops, activities, and talks covering all aspects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), there will be opportunities…
Exciton science is a cutting-edge area of science where chemistry, physics and (sometimes) biology meet. It looks at new ways of harnessing light and experiments with how we can make new types of solar cells and protect bank notes with…