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How games can inform, educate and raise awareness

Using fun elements such as challenges, goals and rewards, games are playing a significant role in learning, lifestyle management and disease awareness.

The battle to reduce road deaths

In the move to a more sustainable and safer future, tackling road accident injuries and fatalities will require a more concerted effort.

The ‘scamdemic’ affecting everyone

Cyber scams are rising globally, targeting the vulnerable, especially youth. Understanding tactics and regional efforts is key to a safer cyberspace.

Solar puts us in fast lane to 100% renewables

A massive increase in solar power generation capacity is already putting Australia on the fast track to a 100 percent renewable energy future.

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Lessons for the world in how Darwin keeps it cool

How Australia’s hottest capital city is confronting the challenges of dealing with heat in a warming climate might offer solutions for the world.

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Green building ratings crucial to address climate change

Transition to green buildings requires a structured and measurable approach that integrates sustainability at every stage of the building’s lifecycle.

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HMPV is a silent threat to respiratory health

HMPV infections can look like other lung illnesses and it can be hard to make a correct diagnosis.

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Making an electric car battery, minus China

Building indigenous capacities to produce raw materials for lithium-ion batteries will be crucial for achieving energy transition goals.

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Why we need to regulate herbal pills

While normally beneficial or harmless, natural medicines and supplements can be harmful if used in excess.

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Where do we get exposed to PFAS and how can we remove them?

Sources of PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals’, are more ubiquitous than many people realise. But new ways to remove them from soil and water are being developed.

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Saying ‘no’ to mobile phone use while driving

Distractions from mobile phones while driving can cause fatalities. Tackling the problem will require a multi-disciplinary approach.

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The technologies competing to unseat lithium-ion batteries

An array of technologies is fighting for a place in the energy transition, but lithium-ion batteries are getting cheaper and bigger.

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How gravity can be harnessed to store renewable energy

Gravity energy storage is emerging as a viable solution to address a major challenge of solar and wind power which is intermittent supply.

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All you need to know about community batteries

Mid-scale ‘community batteries’ have attracted growing investment over the last couple of years. So what are they — and why are they generating so much buzz?

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How games can inform, educate and raise awareness

The battle to reduce road deaths

The ‘scamdemic’ affecting everyone

Solar puts us in fast lane to 100% renewables

Lessons for the world in how Darwin keeps it cool

Green building ratings crucial to address climate change

HMPV is a silent threat to respiratory health

Making an electric car battery, minus China

Why we need to regulate herbal pills

Where do we get exposed to PFAS and how can we remove them?

Saying ‘no’ to mobile phone use while driving

The technologies competing to unseat lithium-ion batteries

How gravity can be harnessed to store renewable energy

All you need to know about community batteries

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