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New food packaging system reduces spoilage and contamination

Jun 30, 2022

As food costs continue to rise and a global food crisis looms on the horizon, it’s staggering to think that some 30-40 percent of America’s food supply ends up in...

Is AI good or bad for the climate? It’s complicated

Jun 30, 2022

As the world fights climate change, will the increasingly widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) be a help or a hindrance? In a paper published this week in Nature Climate...

Learning from Leeton: how a rural town has rolled out the welcome mat and helped refugees find their feet

Jun 29, 2022

“Learning from Leeton: a case study of refugee settlement in rural Australia” identifies the key steps to ensure a positive experience for both refugees and existing residents – people from...

Crypto crash: Why has cryptocurrency dropped?

Jun 29, 2022

Elvira Sojli: The cryptocurrency markets have seen one of the worst months and years to date. This depreciation is not unique to the crypto markets (although it is more pronounced...

Maternal microbiome promotes healthy development of the baby

Jun 29, 2022

Hall has been studying Bifidobacterium and the microbiome in very early life, previously showing how providing specific probiotics can help premature babies. These bacteria rise in numbers in the microbiome...

MIT finishes fourth in 2022 Division III LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings

Jun 29, 2022

In the final 2022 Division III LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings, MIT finished in fourth place overall as the Engineers ended the 2021-22 academic year with 936.75 points. Fall highlightsMen’s cross...

Donald Sadoway wins European Inventor Award for liquid metal batteries

Jun 29, 2022

MIT Professor Donald Sadoway has won the 2022 European Inventor Award, in the category for Non-European Patent Office Countries, for his work on liquid metal batteries that could enable the...

Peanut allergy treatment safest when started for infants under 12 months

Jun 28, 2022

Peanut allergy treatment safest when started for infants under 12 months Science, Health & TechnologyUBC researchers demonstrated in 2019 that pre-schoolers can safely overcome peanut allergies with a treatment called...

Urgent changes needed to ‘unfair, expensive’ refugee visas

Jun 28, 2022

UniSA academics have called for 31,000 refugees “living in a state of damaging uncertainty” in Australia over the past decade to be granted permanent protection visas. The key recommendations are:Refugees...

Cheers! Here’s to the health-conscious youth: an untapped drinks market for restaurants

Jun 28, 2022

In a study of more than 1000 consumers from Australia and NZ, researchers also found that younger consumers (aged 18-24 years) were more likely than older diners to be interested...