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St Ambrose’s Primary School Newmarket Grandfriends program. | Newsreel

Grand times as friends bridge generation gap

Face-to-face greetings, a year in the making, helped mark the end of school for a group of Brisbane students and their “grandfriends”. St Ambrose’s Primary School

Women making heart shape with hands. | Newsreel

Heart has its own mini-brain to keep beating

Researchers have discovered the heart has its own brain, uncovering its own complex nervous system that controls the heartbeat. Principal researcher Konstantinos

Low blow for drinkers in alcohol marketing

Drinkers are mistakenly thinking low-sugar and low-carb alcoholic drinks were “healthy”, when compared to traditional alcoholic drinks. A survey by The George

New proton battery overcomes lithium limitations

An eco-friendly battery, which would reduce the current reliance on lithium, has been created by Australian scientists. Developed at UNSW Sydney, the high-performance,

Seaweed reduces methane emissions in grazing cattle

Seaweed has the potential to improve the sustainability of the cattle industry with a trial in the United States seeing large reductions in methane emissions from

Path from water to hydrogen a $3.9 billion opportunity

An industry focussed on extracting hydrogen from water could inject almost $4 billion into the Australian economy. A new CSIRO report has projected Australia’s

Cost impacts digital inclusion in remote communities

Affordability is an increasing barrier to internet access in remote Australia, despite access to services improving. The latest RMIT University Mapping the Digital Gap

$3.3 billion trade surplus lowest since 2018

Australia’s trade surplus fell to its lowest level in more than six years, as the country’s current account balance registered a deficit of $14.1 billion in the

3D printing guide supports vision impaired

A 3D printing guide has been developed to support people who are visually impaired. Created by researchers at Melbourne’s Monash University, the free guide provides

Tiny walking robots to deliver microscopic breakthrough

Researchers have developed the smallest walking robot to date, with the aim of making it small enough to interact with light waves and enhance microscopic

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