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Murdoch University researchers may have solved one of sustainable energy’s greatest challenges: power storage for use in non-generation times. Project leaders, Dr Manickam Minakshi and Dr Danielle Meyrick from the school of chemical and mathematical sciences, say while the efficiency ...

Students at the University of Colorado could be packing more than the usual pen and paper, after being told that firearms are welcome back in the classroom. Complying with a State Supreme Court ruling in March that overturned a 1994 ...

A study of Fukushima nuclear power plant workers has found almost half remained psychologically distressed three months after the disaster in March 2011, despite low levels of radiation found near the site. The study of nearly 10,000 residents in a ...

The world’s richest man has challenged inventors to develop a toilet that doesn’t need water and could also turn human waste into fuel. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has helped inventors with a $US1.3 million ($1.26 million) grant to ...

Having a nice hot cup of cocoa at night not only tastes good but it might assist in decreasing the risk of dementia. A study funded by the Mars confectionary company tested the effect of daily cocoa intake on 90 ...

University of NSW researchers have developed a low-cost laser sensor that can quickly and accurately measure the velocity of commercial passenger aircraft to help prevent fatal plane crashes. Using facilities provided by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation in Melbourne, ...

A team of scientists from the University of Adelaide and the University of Colorado have discovered a receptor in the body’s immune system that increases people’s addiction to drugs such as heroin and morphine. Both the central nervous and immune ...

We are all part of the bullying problem in a workplace environment, new research shows. A study by Murdoch and Edith Cowan universities sheds light on the roles bystanders play in workplace bullying. To better understand how co-workers can impact ...

  “It’s complete nonsense that universities are doing it hard…They’ve had their funding increased by 50 per cent since 2007.” Tertiary Education Minister Chris Evans told The Australian that university vice-chancellors were promoting increases in student fees to pre-empt a ...

University of South Australia students are raising their glasses to the introduction of a new wine club that aims to tantalise tastebuds and uncover styles of wine that will soon be sold in Asia. The UniSA Kelosphera Wine Club hopes ...