by Matilda Meikle | Mar 18, 2024 | Science
A team led by Monash University have developed a blood test that can accurately determine whether someone has slept in the last 24 hours. With high levels of sleep deprivation known to result in serious injury in risky situations, the implications of the test are far...
by Matilda Meikle | Feb 26, 2024 | Science
A 3D printed titanium structure with incredible strength may change how we make things from medical implants to aircraft. RMIT University researchers have used titanium alloy to create a new metamaterial – a term referring to an artificial material with...
by Matilda Meikle | Feb 23, 2024 | Science
What exactly are lab-grown diamonds and how do they compare with the real thing? Professors Tracey Rushmer and Rich Mildren explain. A diamond is a solid rock of carbon and the hardest known naturally occurring substance. Because diamonds also have some extraordinary...
by Muhammad Hassan Aamir | Feb 22, 2024 | Agriculture, Science
In an effort to confront the issue of escalating food waste, one ofAustralia’s leading supermarkets has forged a partnership with innovative insect farming start-up Goterra. The initiative utilises the larvae of the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) in sophisticated, shipping...
by Matilda Meikle | Feb 19, 2024 | Science
Palaeoconservation could be the key to rescuing endangered animals When a species is listed as endangered, experts employ typical practices such as habitat protection, climate control and feeding. In other words, they provide the animal with more of what it already...
by The Lighthouse | Feb 12, 2024 | Science
Research suggests that reading on screens is a less effective way to absorb and retain information than reading the old-fashioned way, but why? And when so many of us are noticing shortening attention spans, how do we learn to concentrate on books again? In a world...
