These days, he leads Australia’s national science organization, quantum biotechnology division.
I come from a somewhat unusual background. Diesel mechanics have always been my dream job. After doing that for a while, I decided I wanted to study engineering in college. I was first introduced to physics through it, and later on, quantum physics. It’s best described as a rollercoaster ride,” he explains.
His group has been working on diagnostic technologies, testing tiny diamond slivers that are 50 nanometers in size—roughly 1,000 times smaller than human hair—to create microsensors.
The body stores iron in a protein called ferritin, which is monitored using current techniques. Measuring the real iron levels within the protein would be more accurate, even though ferritin monitoring is a useful method of measuring iron.
