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Solving a mystery in 126 dimensions
After 90 years, scientists reveal the structure of benzene. One of the fundamental mysteries of chemistry has been solved by Australian scientists – and the result may have implications for …
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You saw sawfish!
Link to HD sawfish footage, courtesy of Biopixel (the watermark must be retained).Background informationFurther videos, photos and captions Hundreds of citizen science sightings reveal …
New clues for allergy prevention by breast milk
Written by Akila Rekima and the University of Western Australia. For the full UWA press release, click here. A research team at UWA is investigating the complex interactions of breast milk with …
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Australia Day Honours
AC Margaret Elaine GARDNER VIC For eminent service to tertiary education through leadership and innovation in teaching and learning, research and financial sustainability. Bruce Gregory …
Is that plant healthy?
We can’t easily monitor the health of plants, by the time we see that they’re sick it’s usually too late to save that. That’s an issue for your house plants, a field of wheat, orchards …
Cheaper, more efficient lithium sulfur battery outperforms current electric car battery fourfold
An “Expansion-Tolerant” Architecture offers stability to ultra-high capacity Lithium-Sulfur battery A lithium sulfur battery that has four times the capacity than existing electric car batteries …
Peanut Allergy: a pain in the guts
Deakin researcher discovers allergy mechanism. Peanut allergens cross a model of the gut lining, causing it to leak, new research by Dr Dwan Price from Deakin University in Victoria …
Sugar found to boost lethal bacteria
Adelaide researchers find how a bacteria digests a sugar can be key to new treatments The severity of a common and often lethal type of bacteria depends on its ability to process a type of sugar, …
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‘Magic crystals’ to enable our electric car future
Australian invention promises massive boost to lithium production CSIRO and Monash University’s Matthew Hill received the Solomon Award for developing ‘magic crystals’ with dozens of …
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Should Australia allow mitochondrial donation?
Public events in Sydney 11 Nov, Melbourne 18 Nov and onlineCase studies/patients also available from the Mito Foundation. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is inviting all …
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Should Australia allow mitochondrial donation?
National consultation launched Saturday 19 October in Adelaide See the stories on Seven News, Ten News and the Adelaide Advertiser. NHMRC invited all Australians to provide their views on …
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