The stigma of buying in a flood-prone suburb after the 2011 Brisbane floods was short-lived…
Month: July 2014
Testosterone therapy does not increase heart attack risk, study shows
Testosterone prescriptions for older men in the United States have increased more than three-fold over…
Four in 10 pancreatic cancers could be prevented by lifestyle changes
Almost 40 per cent of pancreatic cancers — one of the deadliest forms of cancer…
One of world’s thinnest piezoelectric materials identified
There are a handful of naturally occurring materials, known as piezoelectric materials, that generate electricity…
One in six adolescents in the ER has experienced dating violence
Of adolescents visiting the emergency department for any reason, one in five girls and one…
Research could lead to dramatic energy savings at data farms
Computer scientists have developed a wireless network on a computer chip that could reduce energy…
Superconducting-silicon qubits: Using a bottom-up approach to make hybrid quantum devices
Theorists propose a way to make superconducting quantum devices such as Josephson junctions and qubits,…
A ‘magic moment’ for unwed parents: Best time in child’s life for unwed parents to marry
If unwed parents are going to get married, the best window of opportunity for that…
Dramatic decline of Caribbean corals can be reversed: Stop killing parrotfish to bring back Caribbean coral reefs
With only about one-sixth of the original coral cover left, most Caribbean coral reefs may…
‘Deep learning’ makes search for exotic particles easier: New computing techniques could aid hunt for Higgs bosons
Fully automated ‘deep learning’ by computers greatly improves the odds of discovering particles such as…