UM team makes important progress in research of new materials for energy storage
A research team led by Hui Kwun Nam, associate professor in the Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering (IAPME), University of Macau (UM)...
Landmark move to bring new jobs and opportunities to Arden Cross
Arden Cross Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with both University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) and the University of Warwick to explore opportunities...
Long-dead marine organisms may influence next major earthquake
Tiny creatures tens of millions of years old may affect the size of the next destructive earthquake in the Hikurangi subduction zone.
Water extraction is key cause of the Darling River drying: study
Researchers find the water flow decline on Australia’s iconic river is due to water management failures rather than climate change.
Western hosts national conference to tap space as asset
When former Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains launched the new Canadian space strategy in 2019, a core recommendation was designating space as a national asset for Canada.
Monash students race to create cyborg heart in world-first competition
A team of Monash University biomedical engineering students has launched a global artificial heart competition to help combat one of the world’s biggest killers – heart failure.
Kidney function trajectory starts in childhood – Otago study
People who grew up in deprived socioeconomic conditions, or who were overweight in childhood, are more likely to have poorer kidney function in their 30s and 40s and are more at risk of developing chronic kidney disease as they get older...
Surgical masks as good as N95 masks for health-care workers providing routine COVID-19 care
Surgical masks are not inferior to N95 masks for preventing the spread of COVID-19 to health-care workers, says a study led by McMaster University researchers.
Spain to set up Team Base Camp at Massey’s Sport Institute
The Spanish Women’s Football Team, currently ranked sixth in the world, have chosen to base themselves in Palmerston North, using Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University’s Sport Institute...
Noted Indigenous scholar inducted into the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
The entry of Indigenous scholars in highly regarded, longstanding Canadian institutions provides the hope that these institutions may be ready to listen and understand other ways of knowing, notes Chantelle Richmond.
