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Macquarie University is a public research university based in Sydney, Australia, in the suburb of Macquarie Park

Revolutionizing nanosensor manufacture with a single drop of ethanol

Could gene therapy help to halt the progression of glaucoma?

Honeybees can make fast and accurate decisions with a brain the size of a sesame seed

Engineered yeast has huge potential for addressing sustainability here and feeding astronauts not here

Could a special form of light made using an ancient Namibian gemstone be the key to new light-based quantum computers?

Brillouin integrated photonics could enable a third-wave revolution in integrated circuits

Optical fibres are our global nervous system, transporting terabytes of data across the planet in the blink of an eye. As that information travels at the speed of light across the globe, the energy of the light waves bouncing around inside the silica and polymer fibres create tiny vibrations that lead to feedback packets of

Brillouin integrated photonics could enable a third-wave revolution in integrated circuits

A cheap and rapid way to find killer bacteria using quantum dots and a smart phone

Australian scientists develop cheap and rapid way to identify antibiotic-resistant golden staph (MRSA). A combination of off-the-shelf quantum dot nanotechnology and a smartphone camera soon could allow doctors to identify antibiotic-resistant bacteria in just 40 minutes, potentially saving patient lives. Staphylococcus aureus (golden staph), is a common form of bacterium that causes serious and sometimes fatal

A cheap and rapid way to find killer bacteria using quantum dots and a smart phone

The bacteria that produce ten percent of the oxygen we breathe are susceptible to plastic pollution

Ten per cent of the oxygen we breathe comes from just one kind of bacteria in the ocean. Now laboratory tests have shown that these bacteria are susceptible to plastic pollution, according to a study published in Communications Biology overnight. “We found that exposure to chemicals leaching from plastic pollution interfered with the growth, photosynthesis and oxygen

The bacteria that produce ten percent of the oxygen we breathe are susceptible to plastic pollution

Ten years after the crisis, what is happening to the world’s bees?

Bees have been living with the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder for a decade. Simon Klein, Author provided Simon Klein, Université de Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier and Andrew Barron, Macquarie University Ten years ago, beekeepers in the United States raised the alarm that thousands of their hives were mysteriously empty of bees. What followed was global

Ten years after the crisis, what is happening to the world’s bees?

Glass now has smart potential for biological sensing, biomedical imaging and 3D volumetric displays

Australian researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a method for embedding light-emitting nanoparticles into glass without losing any of their unique properties – a major step towards ‘smart glass’ applications such as 3D display screens or remote radiation sensors. This new “hybrid glass” successfully combines the properties of these special luminescent (or light-emitting)

Glass now has smart potential for biological sensing, biomedical imaging and 3D volumetric displays

Do Honeybees Feel? Scientists Are Entertaining the Idea

Bees find nectar and tell their hive-mates; flies evade the swatter; and cockroaches seem to do whatever they like wherever they like. But who would believe that insects are conscious, that they are aware of what’s going on, not just little biobots? Neuroscientists and philosophers apparently. As scientists lean increasingly toward recognizing that nonhuman animals

Do Honeybees Feel? Scientists Are Entertaining the Idea

Academic calls for specific laws to address intrusive potential of face recognition technology applied to online images

A telecommunications law academic in Australia has recommended for laws to be enacted criminalising the application of face recognition technology to visual images online that enable the identity of a person or people to be ascertained without their consent. An article published today in the International Journal of Law and Information Technology has looked at

Academic calls for specific laws to address intrusive potential of face recognition technology applied to online images

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University of Newcastle Partners with Uniseed Venture Fund, Investing in the Future of Australian Innovation
The University of Newcastle has signed on as an official partner of Uniseed - Australia's longest running venture fund dedicated to helping university researchers turn their ideas into products and ...
Fujitsu and Sydney's Macquarie Uni launch AI research lab
Fujitsu and Sydney's Macquarie University have launched the Fujitsu Macquarie AI Research Lab to research and develop applications of AI and related technologies.
New research adds significant nuance to our understanding of gesture use in autism
Autistic individuals generally use fewer gestures than neurotypical individuals, but exhibit comparable frequency in iconic gestures, according to new research. The findings underscore the diversity ...
Australian students seem to be losing interest in languages. Should we all be worried?
After Macquarie University said it was considering cutting five European languages from its program, language advocates and Australian linguists are trying to draw attention to the declining interest ...
Controversial claims about extinct humans are stirring up evolution research. Here’s how the mess could have been avoided
Kotarba-Morley receives funding from Australian Research Council, National Centre for Science ... and Kira Westaway at Macquarie University in Australia) – are not convinced by the evidence in the ...

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“Unusually Massive” – Astronomers Discover a Planet That Shouldn’t Exist
Researchers at Penn State have discovered an unusually massive planet, LHS 3154b, orbiting an ultracool dwarf star. This finding, contradicting current theories, prompts a reassessment of star and ...
Twilight market-Macquarie University campus
Time Fri Dec 15 2023 at 03:30 pm to 08:00 pm (GMT+11:00) ...
What is this? A centre for ants?
One-way ramps, lazy Susans, cookie bribes, and dance choreography: how do ants in the red centre keep track of work trips to and from the nest?
Macquarie University 2023 Epee Championship
Time Fri Dec 15 2023 at 07:00 pm to 11:00 pm (GMT+11:00) ...
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Today, the government released a review into Australia’s patchwork of a secrecy law system. The proposed changes are a step in the right direction, but there’s so much more work to do.