The early NAPLAN results for 2021 released today suggest the average impact of COVID school closures on literacy and numeracy in 2020 has been relatively small.
Education
Aug 25, 2021
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A regenerative and socially responsible approach to food production and distribution is crucial to long-term food security and fundamental to our ecological and human well-being, according to a study by an acclaimed researcher ...
Economics & Business
Aug 24, 2021
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Magnesium rechargeable batteries (MRBs), where high-capacity Mg metal is used as the anode material, are promising candidates for next-generation batteries due to their energy density, safety, and cost. However, the lack ...
Materials Science
Aug 23, 2021
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Rising temperatures could help some northern-latitude bees fly better, but more frequent extreme weather events could push them past their limits.
Plants & Animals
Aug 18, 2021
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The stocks of environmentally-minded companies are a better bet for investors than shares in their polluting rivals, reveals a new study by the University of Sussex Business School and Birkbeck, University of London.
Economics & Business
Aug 12, 2021
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Remote learning online has been a common tool in the battle against COVID-19. School and university campus closures have affected over 1.5 billion learners in 165 countries. The reduced need for students to be in their physical ...
Education
Aug 6, 2021
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Perseverance, NASA's 2020 Mars rover, is powered by something very desirable here on Earth: a thermoelectric device, which converts heat to useful electricity.
Materials Science
Aug 2, 2021
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To enable the development of wearable devices that possess advanced ultraviolet (UV) detection functions, scientists from NTU Singapore have created a new type of light sensor that is both flexible and highly sensitive.While ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 29, 2021
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Perfect hexagonal structures inspired by honeycombs in bee nests are widely used to build everything from airplane wings, boats, and cars, to skis, snowboards, packaging and acoustic dampening materials.
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2021
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The remarkable structural properties of the Venus flower basket sponge (E. aspergillum) might seem fathoms removed from human-engineered structures. However, insights into how the organism's latticework of holes and ridges ...
General Physics
Jul 21, 2021
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