Vortices of light, null regions of intensity surrounded by spiral phases, make up the skeleton of a wavefield and influence the properties of light. Since the discovery of the tight connection of optical vortices and orbital ...
Optics & Photonics
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A Monash University study has found systematic racism within Australia's justice system is linked to 151 Indigenous women's deaths, prompting calls for greater accountability of authorities in responding to domestic and family ...
Social Sciences
May 31, 2023
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Multiple missions are destined for the moon in this decade. These include robotic and crewed missions conducted by space agencies, commercial space entities, and non-profit organizations. The risks and hazards of going to ...
Space Exploration
May 31, 2023
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Recycling was once considered the obvious solution to the excessive amount of new (or virgin) plastic produced each year. This is no longer realistic. Global recycling capacity simply cannot keep up with the taking, making ...
Environment
May 31, 2023
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Researchers have revealed, at high-resolution, the structure of a human protein complex named SIN3B, which is a 'nanomachine' involved in regulating cell division. Cell division is a fundamental process for life which, if ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 31, 2023
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Researchers from Skoltech, Jiangsu Normal University, and elsewhere have predicted unexpected compounds formed by lithium and cesium under high pressure. These new substances display unexpected chemistry and never-before-seen ...
Nanophysics
May 31, 2023
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A detailed plan to transform product packaging and significantly cut plastic production and pollution has been developed by researchers.
Environment
May 31, 2023
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"It was getting hotter. Frank May got off his mat and padded over to look out the window. Umber stucco walls and tiles, the color of the local clay… [he] took a deep breath. It reminded him of the air in a sauna. This, ...
Environment
May 31, 2023
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One of the most common stereotypes about the human past is that men did the hunting while women did the gathering. That gendered division of labor, the story goes, would have provided the meat and plant foods people needed ...
Archaeology
May 31, 2023
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Australia has not had a national urban policy since the Rudd government. A troika of Liberal PMs followed. Tony Abbott wasn't interested. Malcolm Turnbull didn't quite live up to the hype but delivered cross-governmental ...
Environment
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