New tech drives smartphones to drink
Tasting a glass of wine is one thing your smartphone can’t do. Or is it? Engineers at La Trobe University have found a way to make it happen, turning...
And the winner is … kidney
Ten per cent of people with diabetes will later develop kidney disease and need...
Keeping an eye on the ball for FIFA
Technology plays a growing role in all kinds of sport, but how well does...
Prawn of a new era in first aid
There’s nothing worse than a bag of stinky old prawn shells left rotting in the...
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Universe’s ancient gas blows away Big Bang secrets
Researchers have used a giant telescope to uncover a fossil from the Big Bang...
Dingoes aren’t dogs but native Aussies
The menagerie of exotic native animals Australia can proudly claim as its own has...
Solid waste solution will make builders sit a brick
Most of us prefer not to think about what happens after we flush the...
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