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Flood-proofing cities by using digital twins in urban design
Dr Langenheim explores the use of data and new technologies for streetscape and green infrastructure design decision making.
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Space research helps find targets for early Alzheimer’s test
Methods used to study asteroids and planets could be used in a new blood test for Alzheimer’s disease – potentially before clinical symptoms develop
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Is rising inequality fuelling our moral outrage?
Moral outrage is on the rise – and it’s creating polarisation and division in democracies around the world in a vital election year
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Brain implants to predict and prevent seizures
Carbon Cybernetics has designed an implantable device that can measure activity in individual brain cells. The company is developing the device to predict and prevent epileptic seizures.
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Birds are the ultimate architects, designing their nests for every climate
Whether it’s a dome, cup or pendant, new research shows bird nest designs match specific climatic conditions, giving hope that some can adjust nesting behaviours for changing weather conditions
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BMX teaches a valuable lesson: Success requires hard work and failure
BMX bike riding goes beyond physical fitness; enhancing mental health, social connectedness and personal growth
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Persistent poverty is a major policy issue
While having a job is often crucial to lifting people out of poverty, adequate income support and child care are also critical
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Navi: improving medical care for premature babies
University of Melbourne-based startup Navi has developed a location system to help clinicians insert life-saving central lines into premature and newborn patients.
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Using more recycled materials to build our cities
University of Melbourne experts have been working with industry to find new uses for large volumes of recycled waste plastics.
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Too many Aussies are starting a family and raising their kids in poverty
New research finds that the birth of a first child reduces household income and increases the risk of disadvantage
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Enlisting nanoparticles in the fight against superbugs
As antibiotics become less and less effective, researchers are turning to new ways to defeat drug-resistant bacteria like Golden Staph.
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Supporting large-scale transition to sustainable energy
Meridian Energy Australia and the University of Melbourne have developed a reliable, real-time wind forecasting system that will help enable the transition to renewable energy.