Hello! My name is Adam and I am a research scientist living in Melbourne, Australia.
I have a fascination with plants, a passion for photography, an interest in coding and a love of travel and writing.
This is my website.
Adam Dimech

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Open Science

A coalition of European science funders has agreed that by 2020 all research funded by those agencies must be published in open-access journals.

—7 September 2018 via The Grapevine

Portrait of Malcolm Turnbull
Leadership Crisis

The messy leadership crisis in Canberra has done untold damage to the reputation of Australia’s parliament.

—24 August 2018 via The Grapevine

PostgreSQL: Store a PSQL COUNT query result as a Bash variable

Use this nifty code to isolate the result of a PSQL COUNT query as a variable within a Bash script.

—5 June 2018 via Coding Blog

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Plants

Plants
Plant Evolution
Discover how plants evolved over 2.1 billion years from slimy algae to flowering angiosperms. Take a journey through time on the amazing “Plant Evolution Tour”...
Flowers
Story of Flowers
How do plants know when to flower? Many people think it’s a matter of day length or the addition of fertiliser, but you’ll see that flowering is a far more sophisticated process.
Peas in a pod
Terminator Technology
How did scientists produce artifically sterile plants, and is it ethical? Discover the science behind the Genetic Use Restriction Technology.
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Photography

Photologium.com
Photologium
Photologium is my commercial photography website. View the galleries, purchase prints or enquire about licensing my photographs for your next project.
Asian temple
Asia in Pictures
Beautiful photographs from my travels in Asia, including Japan, Philippines, Singapore and Cambodia.
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Flickr
Every week, I upload beautiful new photographs to my Flickr photostream. Come online and share in the joy of photography.
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Culture & Arts

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Australian Radio Online
Tune in to hundreds of Australian terrestrial and online radio stations for free. All are listed by state and genre, so you’re sure to find a radio station that suits you.
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Melbourne Neon
Discover Melbourne’s rich neon heritage with pictures and videos of fifty of the city's most important heritage neon signs including the Skipping Girl, Pelaco and Allen’s neons plus the Nylex Clock.
Windsor Hotel in Melbourne reflected in a pool of water
Melbourne Buildings
Discover some of Melbourne’s finest architecture - both old and new. This site contains detailed information on over 50 buildings, plus photos and maps. Fully revised and updated!
Silhouette of four figures demonstrating good and bad posture
Health Week 1939
A brochure my family has retained from 1939, with peculiar dietary advice.
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Quotable Quotes
Some intersting quotes that I have encountered over the years...
Fonts
Free Fonts
I have developed some fonts, which are available free for personal use. (Donations gratefully accepted). These include the “Hazchem” chemical safety font and the “Plant Breeder’s webfont”.
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About

Adam Dimech
Meet Me
A little biographical information as well as social media and email contacts.
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Research
My list of my scientific research publications, abstracts and poster presentations.
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Legals
Information about this website, including editorial, privacy and copyright policies. You can also take a look at this site's design history.