Weeds derived from a crop plant pose special challenges for modern farming The evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould once asked whether the living world would be different “if t... Read more
Researchers at the University of Alicante have patented a new device that allows more efficiently to cultivate microalgae and can be used as raw material for biofuel or for other v... Read more
After virtually eliminating arsenic as a useful tool for homicide, science now faces challenges in doing the same for natural sources of this fabled old “inheritance powder” that c... Read more
Earlier this week, the Data Center of China Internet (DCCI) released a report (h/t Tech In Asia) that showed nearly 35 percent of the Android apps it surveyed were secretly stealin... Read more
The one way to slow devastating storms and reverse climate change is clean energy, and the only way to do that is to pay more for R&D. We’re losing the war on climate change. A... Read more
As the emerald ash borer ravages North American ash trees, threatening the trees’ very survival, a team of entomologists and engineers may have found a way to prevent the spr... Read more
Australia’s potential to become the ‘food bowl’ of Asia has triggered a drive to develop robots for use in farming and agriculture and University of Sydney mechat... Read more
Web authentication is headed for a sweeping change Web authentication is headed for a sweeping change, as consumers and businesses increasingly look to a more effective way to esta... Read more
This innovator wants to be socially relevant In his Geography class, Mukul’s teacher quizzes him about Australia. Aided by his Tablet device, Mukul, who studies in Class VII... Read more
In November 2010, the State Intellectual Property Office of China outlined broad economic objectives and specific targets to be attained by 2015 through the use of new patents. The... Read more
