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Paper-thin touch screens are on their way
Open Forum | January 27, 2020Researchers have developed an ultra-thin and ultra-flexible electronic material that could be printed and rolled out like newspaper, for the touchscreens of the future.
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A very brief history of time
Gary Tippet | January 25, 2020From watching the heavens to discovering waves of light, relativity and entropy, understanding the nature of time has been a major human endeavour.
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The future of colour
Kaih Mitchell | January 4, 2020Animals like beetles and birds are teaching us new ways of understanding colour at a nanoscale, which could change the way we manufacture it.
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Opportunities for Australia’s hydrogen industry
Elizabeth Thurbon | December 30, 2019Seizing the opportunity to develop hydrogen technology would allow Australia to decarbonise its economy while meeting East Asia’s growing appetite for zero-emissions energy solutions.
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More science highlights from 2019
Caroline Tang | December 29, 2019This year’s most popular science stories took readers from melting Antarctic ice sounding the alarm on microbes and climate change, to a pest-proof fence to protect native wildlife in far western NSW, and early signs of life in ancient rocks in the Pilbara, WA.
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The best science stories of 2019
Open Forum | December 27, 2019While 2019 saw a relentless barrage of bad news on the environment, a range of other science stories offered hope that human ingenuity can make this word a better place – at least find out more about it.
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The best weird science of 2019
Open Forum | December 26, 20192019 saw its fair share of weird scientific stories and inventions. Here are just a few from the annals of the Australian Science Media Centre.
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Celebrating citizen scientists
Open Forum | December 6, 2019Academic journal rules are penalising citizen scientists and indigenous knowledge, according to a group of US and Australian scientists who want citizen scientists included as authors on journal papers.
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Virtual reality can improve real sports performance
Open Forum | November 14, 2019Virtual reality could become the next big thing to complement sports training as new research from the University of South Australia shows that it can significantly improve players’ real-world sports skills.
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New database enhances genomics research collaboration
Open Forum | November 6, 2019Sharing datasets that reveal the function of genomic variants in health and disease has become easier with the launch of a new, open-source database developed by Australian and North American researchers.
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Predicting research results can mean better science and better advice
Eva Vivalt | October 28, 2019Research forecasts based on prior beliefs can improve the interpretation of research results and the way we do science.
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Why governments declare war on “big tech”
Freya Zemek | October 27, 2019The Australian government loves to hate on “big tech”, but domestic skirmishes over the amount of power these firms hold and their evasion of tax and moral responsibility have deeper roots and global dimensions.