New checks for Year 1 students in Queensland
New phonics and numeracy checks will be introduced for all Year 1 students in Queensland.
State Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek said the additional tests would
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Living Lab connects thousands of energy users
Thousands of Australian homes and businesses will be connected in a “Living Lab” to support the country’s transition to cleaner energy.
The CSIRO’s new National
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World-class sugar research centre opens in Brisbane
Sugar Research Australia (SRA) has opened its new Innovative Research & Industry Services (IRIS) Laboratories in Brisbane.
Queensland Primary Industries Minister
Read more17 July 2025
LED tech to replace needle when in dentist’s chair
A new LED tool designed in Brisbane to speed up recovery after dental surgery may also reduce the need for the pre-procedure needle.
Developed by researchers at Griffith
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Bid to help those most vulnerable to deepfake influence
South-East Queensland researchers will be monitoring heartrates and tracking eye movements to protect society’s most vulnerable from fake online content.
The
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Regional communities extracting more out of pharmacists
A lack of dentists in regional Australia is resulting in pharmacists reluctantly providing oral healthcare to communities.
A study by La Trobe University found a number
Read more16 July 2025
Skin swab detects early signs of Parkinson’s
New skin swabs could detect Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before symptoms appear.
Researchers in the United Kingdom are developing non-invasive sampling
Read more16 July 2025
Chatbots struggle to interpret different lingos
Chatbots have been shown to provide lower-quality answers when prompts are not in ‘standard English’.
A Cornell University study has found Amazon’s AI shopping
Read more15 July 2025
QIMR breakthrough to target ‘sleeping’ brain cancer cells
Brisbane scientists have mapped how dormant brain cells re-activate, offering hope of potential new treatments for brain cancer and degenerative disease.
In
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‘Nuclear monarchies’ put a target on health of world leaders
In the current climate of global uncertainty, a new study has shone a light on the health of leaders of nuclear-armed countries.
Professor Nick Wilson, from the
Read more15 July 2025