Follow your ears online to test your hearing, take part in a giant science experiment and be in the running to win tickets to any concert that pleases your ears. …
Government provides big win for patients with chronic disease
Release from David Davis MLC, Victorian Minister for Health, Minister for Ageing Ten thousand patients are now taking back control of their lives with the help of a Victorian Government funded …
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Thought-controlled wheelchair to help severely disabled
“Think of a Rubik’s cube to turn right, close your eyes to stop” A working prototype of a wheelchair steered by thoughts, rather than hands, will be demonstrated live to the public in Sydney next …
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Learn more about cooking’s key ingredient: science
Whether it’s how you make that perfect soufflé or detect a hint of vanilla in your coffee, knowing more about the physics and chemistry of food may just let you be more creative in the kitchen—and …
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3000 species make Sydney Harbour beautiful beneath the surface too
Sydney Harbour’s natural beauty is thanks to its healthy ecosystem, say Sydney researchers—and it’s one of the most diverse harbour ecosystems in the world. …
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Control of drug-resistant TB in the Pacific region: a long-term imperative
Welcoming a funding boost announced by Health Minister Plibersek today, Professor Warwick Britton, head of Centenary Institute's tuberculosis research program, said, "We need to be helping countries …
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The good, the bad and chronic hepatitis
Today is World Hepatitis Day and it brings good news and bad news. The bad news is that hepatitis is still a serious condition which affects nearly 400,000 Australians putting them on a course to …
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Australian reaction to Higgs announcement
The detection of a Higgs boson-like particle represents a major advance in our understanding of the laws which govern the universe, says Professor Geoff Taylor. “This is a very exciting time for …
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Observation of a New Particle with a Mass of 125 GeV
In a joint seminar today at CERN and the “ICHEP 2012” conference[1] in Melbourne, researchers of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) presented their …
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Latest Results from ATLAS Higgs Search
On 4 July, 2012, the ATLAS experiment presented a preview of its updated results on the search for the Higgs Boson. The results were shown at a seminar held jointly at CERN and via video link at …
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CERN experiments observe particle consistent with long-sought Higgs boson
Issued on behalf of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Geneva, 4 July 2012. At a seminar held at CERN today as a curtain raiser to the year’s major particle physics conference, …
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On the Mongol Rally to boost the fight against liver disease
One large steppe for liver research Driving along the Pamir Highway in Tajikistan at 4000 m above sea level or through the Mongolian desert is a far cry from working on the genetics of hepatitis C in …
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