Today, 21 October 2015, marks the day Marty McFly and Doc Brown arrive in the fictional future of the iconic film Back to the Future II. While we aren’t expecting the time-travelling duo, played by Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, to arrive...

21 October 2015
Natural melanins such as squid ink are being considered as new materials for bioelectronics. Credit: Dr Paul Schwenn

Melanin – the pigment that colours skin, eyes and hair – could soon be the face of a new generation of biologically friendly electronic devices used in applications such as medical sensors and tissue stimulation treatments.

27 June 2012
This material can be made as conductive as metal, and can be easily produced with
commonly available equipment. Image: Adam Micolich

UQ research has discovered how to create a whole new array of plastics with metallic or even superconducting properties.

24 February 2011

The largest physics meeting in the world is happening this week in Portland Oregon, with more than 10,000 physicists, innumerable cups of coffee, and more than 7500 papers being presented.

19 March 2010

UQ physicists and Harvard chemists have teamed up to build a quantum computer that could have profound implications for wider science.

7 January 2010