Science and Technology - Hippocampus - The University of Newcastle, Australia https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/feeds/category-stories.rss?category=category_science_technology Stories you'll remember en-au Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:00:01 +1100 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:00:01 +1100 web@newcastle.edu.au (University of Newcastle, Australia) What has the Nobel Prize in Physics ever done for me? https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/what-has-the-nobel-prize-in-physics-ever-done-for-me?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/what-has-the-nobel-prize-in-physics-ever-done-for-me Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +1100 Each October, physics is in the news with the awarding of the Nobel Prize. The work acknowledged through this most prestigious award often seems far removed from our everyday lives, with prizes given for things like “optical methods for studying Hertzian resonances in atoms” and “elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions”.

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COVID disrupts sleep https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/covid-disrupts-sleep?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/covid-disrupts-sleep Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +1100 Has COVID affected your sleep? Here's how viruses can change our sleeping patterns

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Painful departure for diabetes testing https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/painful-departure-for-diabetes-testing?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/painful-departure-for-diabetes-testing Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +1100 Professor Paul Dastoor is developing a saliva glucose biosensor that will see a fundamental shift in diabetes management, removing typical barriers to health testing such as pain, cost or availability, and empowering people to monitor their own health.

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Could freezing koala sperm save the species? https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/saving-koalas?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/saving-koalas Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +1000 A team of conservation scientists are banking on IVF technology to protect Australia’s endangered koalas long-term and preserve precious genetics.

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Projects to real world: The proof and possibilities of commercialised research https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/research-commercialisation?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/research-commercialisation Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 +1000 From leading sustainability technology, to treating cancer, and revolutionising education – the University of Newcastle is changing the game.

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All hands on deck https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/student-voyage?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/student-voyage Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +1000 A group of students have undertaken the trip of a lifetime, spending six weeks at sea in the name of scientific research.

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Five in-demand careers https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/in-demand-careers?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/in-demand-careers Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +1000 The most in-demand jobs set to surge over the next five years in Australia have recently been revealed by the Australian Prime Minister, and it’s no surprise the University of Newcastle is a breeding ground for graduates in fields listed in the top 10.

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Getting the Flu Vaccination https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/getting-the-flu-vaccination?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/getting-the-flu-vaccination Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +1100 Why can you still get influenza if you've had a flu shot?

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The strongest coffee https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/the-strongest-coffee?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/the-strongest-coffee Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +1100 Plunger, espresso, filter? Just because your coffee is bitter, doesn't mean it's 'stronger'

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Living alongside COVID https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/living-alongside-covid?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/living-alongside-covid Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +1100 We need to brace for a tsunami of long COVID. But we're not quite sure the best way to treat it

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The ripple effect of drought https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/the-ripple-effect-of-drought?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/the-ripple-effect-of-drought Fri, 29 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +1000 Drought is like a creeping cancer. It insidiously infects communities. It spreads profound and multifaceted challenges that demand multidisciplinary treatment.

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The internal shower https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/the-internal-shower?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/the-internal-shower Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +1100 Does TikTok's chia-lemon 'internal shower' really beat constipation? Here's what science says.

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Traditional knowledge key to solving the world’s plastics pollution disaster https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/traditional-knowledge-could-be-the-answer-to-the-worlds-plastic-pollution-disaster?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/traditional-knowledge-could-be-the-answer-to-the-worlds-plastic-pollution-disaster Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +1100 A return to Indigenous-led solutions may be our only hope to address the global waste issue, according to researchers.

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Stop hating on pasta – it actually has a healthy ratio of carbs, protein and fat https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/stop-hating-on-pasta-it-actually-has-a-healthy-ratio-of-carbs-protein-and-fat?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/stop-hating-on-pasta-it-actually-has-a-healthy-ratio-of-carbs-protein-and-fat Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +1100 New year, new you, new diet. It’s a familiar refrain. One popular dieting technique is to create a food blacklist. Quitting “carbs” or packaged foods is common, which can mean avoiding supermarket staples like pasta.

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Photos from the field: our voyage investigating Australia’s submarine landslides and deep-marine canyons https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/investigating-australias-submarine-landslides?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/investigating-australias-submarine-landslides Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +1100 Environmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to share their unique photos from the field.

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Want your child to eat more veggies? Talk to them about ‘eating the rainbow' https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/want-your-child-to-eat-more-veggies-talk-to-them-about-eating-the-rainbow?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/want-your-child-to-eat-more-veggies-talk-to-them-about-eating-the-rainbow Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +1100 Parents of young children today were raised during some of the most damaging periods of diet culture. From diet and “lite” foods and drinks, to expensive “superfoods”, one constant across these changing trends has been the moralisation of food as “good” or “bad”.

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‘Forever chemicals’ have made their way to farms. For now, levels in your food are low – but there’s no time to waste https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/forever-chemicals?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/forever-chemicals Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +1100 They stop your food from sticking to the pan. They prevent stains in clothes and carpets. They help firefighting foam to extinguish fires. But the very thing that makes “forever chemicals” so useful also makes them dangerous.

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Why El Niño doesn’t mean certain drought https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/why-el-nino-doesnt-mean-certain-drought?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/why-el-nino-doesnt-mean-certain-drought Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +1100 The Bureau of Meteorology released its latest climate driver update on Tuesday, saying the current La Niña has weakened and is “likely near its end”. Most climate models now point to neutral conditions – neither El Niño nor La Niña – through autumn and a trend towards El Niño in early spring

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What Australia learned from recent devastating floods – and how New Zealand can apply those lessons now https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/what-australia-learned-from-devastating-floods?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/what-australia-learned-from-devastating-floods Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +1100 Australia and New Zealand have both faced a series of devastating floods triggered by climate change and the return of the La Niña weather pattern. So it makes sense that Australia has now sent disaster crews to help with the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle.

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Girls to the front https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/girls-in-stem?utm_source=HippocampusCategoryRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/girls-in-stem Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +1000 Female high school students in the Hunter are being inspired to pursue meaningful careers in STEM thanks to a unique program created over a conversation at a campus cafe.

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