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Australian works of digital literature will soon be collected and preserved by Canberra’s National Library of Australia (NLA), after new legislation was adopted by Federal Parliament.
Blind hike tests tech limits
A group of blind hikers has crossed a French mountain range in a bold test of a new GPS system.
Experts push for party drug to cross over
A Melbourne pharmacist and a leading doctor have called for serious conversation about legalising and regulating currently illicit narcotics.
Floating fairies and other laser holograms
Japanese engineers have unveiled a mind-boggling method to produce laser projections that hover in mid-air.
Graphene game gets local eyes looking
Local mining companies are rushing to supply the high-tech materials of the future.
Records tumble in solar plane's wake
The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft has completed the longest continuous flight in human history without consuming a single drop of fuel.
Balloons floated as new learning tool
Researchers say science education could soar with the help of high-altitude balloons.
Gonski gone, disadvantage deepens
New research has found that that school funding in its current state is “politically, financially and educationally unsustainable”.
Local babbler gives first sign of bird-talk
A small Australian native bird has become the first species other than humans to be observed communicating in a simple form of language.
Research shows harassment's many forms
A new study has found that more than one in ten complaints of sexual harassment at work are reported by men.
Researchers want to stop gambling study gaming
Researchers are calling for the introduction of internationally recognised principles to guide gambling research.
Wave power ready to wake
Victoria's first wave power unit is ready to be dropped into water off the state's south-west coast later this year.
New quest takes blood tech to cutting edge
British bio-engineers are embarking on a project to create custom blood.
Simple dome taken from cockroach to robot
Presented with the problem of getting robots to navigate small and oddly-shaped environments, many engineers might suggest an array of software, sensors and other high-tech add-ons.
Bowel cancer breakthrough in DNA signal
Australian researchers have played a key role in the discovery of a way to control the stem cell behaviour responsible for the spread of bowel cancer.
Cross-sector roundtable wants real climate moves
An odd coupling of business, union, environmental, investor and welfare groups has come together to push for action on climate change.
Novel neurons for brain-like bonds
Swedish scientists have built a neuron using organic bioelectronics.
Self-awareness spotted in thinking animals
Recent studies have found that human are probably not the only self-aware animals.
Liberals post climate 'pause' questions
Rural Liberals want to officially question the validity of climate science, putting concerns on the agenda for its upcoming federal council.
Inequality study shows gaps in city life
Figures show people living in low socioeconomic areas in Australian capital cities are almost twice as likely to die prematurely and almost five times more likely to be receiving unemployment benefits than people living in the most advantaged area.
Methane lakes look quite like ours
New pictures have been published of a wild and toxic lake system, filled with methane and other hydrocarbons, but authorities say there is nothing to worry about.