Top jobs still don't come with top pay for top women
As we mark International Women's Day in Australia there is sure to be some celebration of progress.
Social Sciences
Mar 7, 2019
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Only half of packaging waste is recycled – here's how to do better
Almost half of Australia's packaging waste is not being recovered for recycling, according to the first comprehensive study to track the fate of used packaging materials.
Environment
Feb 28, 2019
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Robotic glider makes first turbulence measurements beneath an Antarctic ice shelf
A small group of scientists and doctoral students from the University of California, Davis, recently returned from Antarctica, where they became the first group to collect turbulence measurements from an underwater glider ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 25, 2019
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Why stop at plastic bags and straws? The case for a global treaty banning most single-use plastics
Single-use plastics are a blessing and a curse. They have fueled a revolution in commercial and consumer convenience and improved hygiene standards, but also have saturated the world's coastlines and clogged landfills. By ...
Environment
Feb 7, 2019
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New computer program aims to reduce DNA contamination in microbial samples
DNA sequencing of microbial samples can give researchers and medical professionals a wealth of information about microbiomes – the communities of microorganisms that inhabit our bodies and the environments all around us. ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 6, 2019
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Recycling is not enough. Zero-packaging stores show we can kick our plastic addiction
Wrapped, sealed, boxed, cling-filmed and vacuum packed. We have become used to consumables being packaged in every way imaginable.
Environment
Jan 17, 2019
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Toward a circular economy: Tackling the plastics recycling problem
Why has the world continued to increase consumption of plastic materials when at the same time, environmental and human health concerns over their use have grown?
Environment
Jan 16, 2019
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Where's my package? Common carrier freight lockers can ease city traffic and prevent failed deliveries
Online shopping is a big convenience for many Americans, but porch piracy can ruin the experience. For example, Mikaela Gilbert lived in a row house in West Philadelphia while she studied systems engineering at the University ...
Business
Dec 12, 2018
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An app for operating a self-driving car
The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and IT Engineering, a Korean electric vehicle producer, have jointly developed a smartphone software package for calling and moving a self-driving car with ...
Automotive
Dec 6, 2018
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COP24: How a plastics treaty could clean up our oceans
It seems new action to tackle plastic pollution is announced every week, from the 5p plastic bag charge to governments debating a tax on plastic packaging. Businesses are also showing their green credentials as major supermarkets ...
Environment
Dec 3, 2018
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