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The United States is losing its cutting edge in innovation, an economic survey of the country has claimed. The report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris says that fissures are appearing in the US economy, in ...

As the chilly winter winds blow across Adelaide, spare a thought though for Torrens University (Laureate Education Asia), which is still homeless. Amongst much fanfare, honorary chancellor Bill Clinton launched the new university last October by video link. Yet the ...

Victorian TAFE funding cuts have caused Swinburne University of Technology to shut its Lilydale campus. More than 1000 TAFE students will be affected by the closure, which will also result in 240 staff members losing their jobs. Courses in hospitality, ...

Researchers are excited at the prospect of using Australia’s first supercomputer The Australian National University will be home to the nation’s first supercomputer, which will provide much greater computational services to the research community. The petascale supercomputer will be used ...

Australian students’ have unleashed a superhuman power, giving people the ability the see through solid objects. It seems that x-ray vision is no longer just for Superman. Led by professor Salim Bouzerdoum, a group of students from the University of Wollongong, ...

Marcus Bussey, a lecturer in future studies and world history, put the importance of regional art under the spotlight at his Arts Matters workshops in June. Jointly organised by the University of the Sunshine Coast and Artslink Queensland, the two-day ...

New research warns young women of the dangers of having too many drinks. An Australian-first study, based study on the University of Wollongong New South Wales, recently revealed young women who binge drink on a night out are more likely ...

New research reveals how sufferers of depression can beat the blues by harnessing positive thoughts A recent study by Cardiff University has found a technique that could be used to ease depression. The technique known as neurofeedback involves patients entering ...

Researchers at the University of Western Australia (UWA) have been analysing Australian swimmers’ movement patterns in an effort to give them an edge at the London Olympic Games. Professor Mohammed Bennamoun from UWA’s School of Computer Science and Software Engineering ...

Researchers from the University of Iowa have found that urasolic acid – the waxy substance found in apple peel – can reduce obesity and its associated problems. The findings suggest that urasolic acid increases muscle and brown fat – two ...