Genetics can be used to shape plants underground so they absorb water better Recent discoveries by a University of Queensland agricultural scientist provide the basis for custom designing plant …
Tammar wallaby’s clever immune tricks revealed
Two thymus glands fast-track immune defences - Baby wallaby photos available Until now, it was a mystery why many marsupials have two thymuses—key organs in the immune system—instead of the one …
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Did the internet break yesterday
Written by and posted on behalf of Tony Hill, IPv6Now. Yesterday the world trialled the 'new Internet', the new address system that will open up the future of the Internet allowing you to have an …
Will the internet work for you on Wednesday?
Schools, Google and Facebook testing the new Internet on ‘World IPv6 Day’ The world is running out of Internet addresses. A new system of addresses will fix that and allow you to have an address …
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Making hearing aids in Melbourne
The next generation of hearing aids could be made in Melbourne thanks to a Victorian government grant that will fast-track the prototyping of Australian-designed hearing aids. The $50,000 small …
A hearing aid you install yourself
Invented in Melbourne with bionic ear technology Melbourne researchers have invented a small, smart, self-managed hearing aid that outperforms most conventional hearing aids for less than half the …