HKUST the First to Launch New ESG Investment Policy for its Net-Zero Carbon Goal
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) becomes the first university in Hong Kong to make a pledge to eliminate investments in fossil fuels...
Tasmanian school students set to dive into national submarine challenge
The Australian Maritime College (AMC) is proud to partner with Re-Engineering Foundation Australia (REA) to bring its renowned SUBS in Schools Technology Challenge to Tasmania for the first time.
Superconducting germanium made with industry-compatible methods
Scientists have paved the way for next-generation quantum circuits by successfully making a semiconducting element commonly used in electrical devices superconducting.
Will climate change outpace species adaptation?
Many species might be left vulnerable in the face of climate change, unable to adapt their physiologies to respond to rapid global warming.
Research shows decision-making AI could be made more accurate when judging humans
A new study from researchers at the University of Toronto and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is challenging conventional wisdom on human-computer interaction and reducing bias in AI.
PolyU collaborates with Macau University of Science and Technology to advance diagnosis of COVID-19...
(From left) Dr Johnson LAU, Adjunct Professor of the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology of PolyU; Prof. Manson FOK,...
UW-Whitewater sets graduate program enrollment record
After seeing year-over-year increases during the previous six years, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater set a new graduate enrollment record of 1,567 students in fall 2020.
Hector Medal for mathematics behind evolutionary trees
Ground-breaking mathematical research has earned UC’s Distinguished Professor Charles Semple FRSNZ the Royal Society Te Apārangi Hector Medal.
More than 87,000 scientific papers on coronavirus since pandemic
Scientists from around the world have published more than 87,000 papers about coronavirus between the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and October 2020, a new analysis shows.
Search engines and social media can forecast disease outbreaks
Internet search engine queries and social media data can be early warning signals, creating a real-time surveillance system for disease forecasting, says a recent University of Waterloo study.
