The mining, navigation, minerals exploration and environmental hydrology sectors are set to benefit from new University of Queensland research into quantum technology.
General Physics
Jun 9, 2016
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Incorrectly folded proteins can cause a variety of diseases. Danish researchers have found a solution for preventing this misfolding.
Biochemistry
Jun 9, 2016
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It is thought that ants evolved about 150 million years ago and have risen to dominance in the past 60 million years. They are now everywhere and while they are not always welcome on your kitchen counter, they are critical ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 9, 2016
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Is the juicer you purchased recently gathering dust in the pantry? Are you still wearing your fitness tracker?
Economics & Business
Jun 9, 2016
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Gathering evidence on the impact of Kenya's record-breaking ivory burn on elephant conservation should be an urgent priority according to four University of Queensland scientists.
Ecology
Jun 9, 2016
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All over the world, engineers are beset by a niggling problem: when materials get hot, they expand.
Materials Science
Jun 9, 2016
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Yet another security outfit is reporting that millions of stolen passwords—this time, for Twitter accounts—are floating around the dark side of the internet. Should you be worried?
Security
Jun 9, 2016
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At the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., tucked between office desks and meeting rooms, there is approximately 40,000 square feet of cleanroom space which comprises the Microelectronics Research Lab ...
Nanophysics
Jun 9, 2016
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Four new elements have been added to the periodic table after discoveries by Japanese, Russian and US scientists, an international authority said, with the new substances including Asia's first entry on the chart.
Condensed Matter
Jun 9, 2016
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A French court has convicted and fined Uber and two of its executives for deceptive commercial practices and illegal business activity over its lowest-cost ride service.
Business
Jun 9, 2016
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