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The year that was through the eyes of Australia’s political cartoonists: Behind the Lines 2023

Oct 21, 2024

Have a laugh or reflect on the year gone by in the latest retrospective of hot political issues of 2023, as seen through the eyes of Australia’s most insightful political...

Sydney's new Metro is great – can we now fix the city's bus stops?

Oct 21, 2024

In stark contrast with the shiny new Metro stations, the bus network is suffering from under-investment. Our survey of thousands of suburban bus stops, conducted with advocacy group Sweltering Cities,...

Sleep-deprived, cyberbullied teenagers addicted to smartphones now a common phenomenon in schools

Oct 21, 2024

Approximately 66% of teenage girls and 58% of teenage boys (aged 12-19 years) reported being cyberbullied at least once in the preceding school term. Stress levels in the moderate-to-severe range...

Avoid becoming a scammer’s next victim

Oct 21, 2024

“Scammers will also make their victims feel isolated from support networks, creating a false sense that the victim is entirely reliant on them. The Exploring Digital Capability In Older Australians...

MIT engineers design tiny batteries for powering cell-sized robots

Oct 21, 2024

A tiny battery designed by MIT engineers could enable the deployment of cell-sized, autonomous robots for drug delivery within in the human body, as well as other applications such as...

Red and processed meat consumption associated with higher type 2 diabetes risk

Oct 21, 2024

Global meat production has increased rapidly in recent decades and meat consumption exceeds dietary guidelines in many countries. Earlier research indicated that higher intakes of processed meat and unprocessed red...

Christine Ortiz named director of MIT Technology and Policy Program

Oct 21, 2024

Christine Ortiz, the Morris Cohen Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT, has been named the next director of the MIT Technology and Policy Program (TPP). She has over...

The link between asbestos and pleural cancer in offshore petroleum workers

Oct 21, 2024

Men who work offshore and have been in contact with asbestos in their working environment have a higher risk of developing pleural cancer. – In our study we found an...

More durable metals for fusion power reactors

Oct 21, 2024

MITEI has multiple corporate members that have been supporting MIT’s efforts to advance technologies required to harness fusion energy. However, depending on what materials are used in the fabrication of...

New open-source tool helps to detangle the brain

Oct 21, 2024

A networked brain atlas is in essence a detailed map of the brain that can help link structural information with neural function. Current methods of processing brain imaging data, such...