Researchers from The University of Queensland have secured more than $7.2 million through the Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) program to strengthen national research and innovation capacity.

With PFAS detected in water systems across the globe, we need to reconsider our everyday usage of items containing these forever chemicals.

A new study has revealed that when academics express political opinions on X (formerly Twitter), it can damage how credible the public thinks they are. New research, published in a CESifo working paper from Dr Eleonora Alabrese from the University of Bath; Francesco Capozza, Research Associate at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center and Prashant Garg, an Economics PhD candidate at Imperial College Business School reveals that expressing political views on social media can erode public trust in academics.

For humans throughout history, the sky has evoked thoughts of a vast emptiness, of a great vacant dome punctuated during the day by the sun, and at night by numerous tiny spots of light (and, periodically, by the moon).

A mirror that was later installed inside the telescope for NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor shows a reflection of principal optical engineer Brian Monacelli during an inspection of the mirror's surface at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Jul.

A new algorithm solves complicated partial differential equations by breaking them down into simpler problems, potentially guiding computer graphics and geometry processing.' Computer graphics and geometry processing research provide the tools needed to simulate physical phenomena like fire and flames, aiding the creation of visual effects in video games and movies as well as the fabrication of complex geometric shapes using tools like 3D printing.

Study: Challenges in Supply, Market Competition, and Regulation of Infant Formula in the United States (doi.org/10.

MD/PhD candidate Sayo Eweje seeks to develop new technologies for delivering RNA and protein therapies directly to the body's cells.

The "Solving the crisis:" series explores the pressing challenges of our time, including climate change, biodiversity collapse, housing affordability and more.

A deeper understanding of the communication inside the body when someone is going through opioid withdrawal has led to a new clinical trial at the University of Calgary.

A multi-medallist para-swimmer, France's national karate kata champion in 2022 and a lawyer specialising in sports and disability law, Mai-Anh Ngo will carry the Paralympic flame on 25 August.

State and federal laws across the United States prohibiting firearm possession in cases of domestic violence often lack enforcement mechanisms, which may lead to continued possession of firearms despite court orders, according to a University of Michigan study.

New results from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) collaboration involving UCL researchers have put the best-ever limits on weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), a leading candidate for what makes up our universe's invisible mass. Figuring out the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in our universe, is one of the greatest puzzles in physics.

University of Queensland research is supporting elite athletes to adjust to life after retiring from sport. Dr Tarli Young from UQ's School of Psychology evaluated a digital intervention program developed by UQ researchers and collaborators in Scotland and Belgium, to help athletes transition from a professional sports career.

World's most sensitive detector sets new limits for finding WIMPs - weakly interacting massive particles - a leading candidate for what makes up dark matter, which makes up our universe's invisible mass. Dr Theresa Fruth at the University of Sydney leads the only Australian research team working on the project.

In a new study, researchers developed a model that helps online retailers to more accurately predict customer purchases from a wide range of products in complex online shopping environments, reducing sales forecast errors by 10%-30% compared to traditional methods. Their study, titled " A High-Dimensional Choice Model for Online Retailing ," is published in the journal Management Science.

Motor impairments currently affect about 5 million people in the United States. Physically assistive robots not only have the potential to help these individuals with daily tasks, they can significantly increase independence, well-being and quality of life. Large language models (LLMs) that can both comprehend and generate human language and code have been crucial to effective human-robot communication.

Pain may be the most prevalent and severe symptom reported by individuals with long Covid, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

NASA's Europa Clipper is seen here on Aug. 21 at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Engineers and technicians deployed and tested the giant solar arrays to be sure they will operate in flight.

Study: The JWST/NIRISS Deep Spectroscopic Survey for Young Brown Dwarfs and Free-Floating Planets (DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.

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