13 million spare bedrooms key to housing crisis
Older homeowners would be incentivised to rent out their spare bedrooms in a bold plan to ease the current housing crisis.
QUT economist Dr Lyndall Bryant said housing
Read more22 September 2024Research & Science
Homes underprepared for heatwaves ahead
Australian homes are largely underprepared for longer and hotter summers, RMIT University research has revealed.
Sustainability and social impacts researcher Sarah
Read more21 September 2024
Reduced mobile phone use boosts work motivation
Reducing mobile phone use by one hour a day can have a major impact on well-being and how motivated people are at work.
Research released this week by the Mental Health
Read more19 September 2024
‘Life changing’ heart valve technology unveiled
Heart researchers have developed a new heart valve that combines mechanical and tissue technology.
The research team at the University of British Columbia described the
Read more19 September 2024
New blood cell morphs to fast-track injury recovery
Australian researchers have discovered a blood cell which changes itself to fast-track healing when injected into an injury, with the potential for it to be administered
Read more19 September 2024
Heart condition spreading to broader groups
New research has revealed that a rapid, irregular heartbeat condition known as atrial fibrillation (A-Fib) is three times more common than previously thought.
United
Read more18 September 2024
Mini-moon captured temporarily from space
The Earth will have a new “mini-moon” for the next two months with a small asteroid being captured in the planet’s gravitational pull.
The Asteroid, known as
Read more17 September 2024
Blockchain cost and complexity dilutes benefits
Businesses are hesitant to introduce blockchain into their accounting practices, despite acknowledging the benefits of the technology.
A QUT study found while survey
Read more17 September 2024
Plans to harvest the sea to build greener cities
Researchers are looking to fast-track the use of marine-based bio-materials in building materials to aid the transition to net zero and help the Brisbane Games deliver
Read more17 September 2024
New Zealand’s kiwi a ‘recent’ arrival from Australia
The iconic New Zealand flightless bird the kiwi is a “recent” arrival from Australia, according to new research conducted across the ditch.
Researchers believe
Read more17 September 2024