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An electronic chip that makes 'memories' is a step towards creating bionic brains

  • Written by: Sumeet Walia, Senior Lecturer and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, RMIT University
An electronic chip that makes 'memories' is a step towards creating bionic brainsResearcher Taimur Ahmed holds the newly designed chip.Author provided

What better way to build smarter computer chips than to mimic nature’s most perfect computer – the human brain?

Being able to store, delete and process information is crucial for computing, and the brain does this extremely efficiently.

Our new electronic chip uses...

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Lights out! Clownfish can only hatch in the dark – which light pollution is taking away

  • Written by: Emily Fobert, Research Associate, Flinders University
Lights out! Clownfish can only hatch in the dark – which light pollution is taking awaySome 22% of the worlds' coastlines are exposed to artificial light at night. Emily Fobert, Author provided

Clownfish achieved worldwide fame following Finding Nemo, but it turns out these fish don’t do so well in the spotlight.

Our research, published in Biology Letters, found when clownfish eggs were exposed to low levels of light at night...

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As the federal government debates an Indigenous Voice, state and territories are pressing ahead

  • Written by: Harry Hobbs, Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
As the federal government debates an Indigenous Voice, state and territories are pressing aheadThe Queensland treaty process is still in the early stages and negotiations will not begin for several years. But it's still a historic step forward for Indigenous communities.Tracey Nearmy/AAP

Queensland Deputy Premier Jackie Trad has announced that the state will begin a conversation about a pathway to treaty with Aboriginal and Torres Strait...

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the rise of the 'revenge body' online

  • Written by: Mair Underwood, Lecturer in Anthropology and Sociology, The University of Queensland
the rise of the 'revenge body' onlineA 'revenge body' is built to show someone how well you are doing without them. With the advent of social media the phenomenon is increasingly popular.Shutterstock

Months after a public breakup with her husband, the politician Barnaby Joyce, Natalie Joyce made news when she displayed her “new” body in a bodybuilding competition....

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  1. Stop worrying about screen 'time'. It's your child’s screen experience that matters
  2. Finally, the NDIS will fund sex therapy. But it should cover sex workers too
  3. Megan Davis on a First Nations Voice in the Constitution
  4. why Bluey is a font of parenting wisdom
  5. Hand sanitisers in public won't wipe out the flu but they might help reduce its spread
  6. Four Corners’ forced labour exposé shows why you might be wearing slave-made clothes
  7. Teeth 'time capsule' reveals that 2 million years ago, early humans breastfed for up to 6 years
  8. Reading and writing assistance increases the chance of getting a Disability Support Pension
  9. Wind and solar cut rather than boost Australia's wholesale electricity prices
  10. Extremist mobs? How China's propaganda machine tried to control the message in the Hong Kong protests
  11. can people live in space?
  12. Regional cities beware – fast rail might lead to disadvantaged dormitories, not booming economies
  13. Meet the endangered Bunyip bird living in Australia's rice paddies
  14. Southeast Asia was crowded with archaic human groups long before we turned up
  15. did the velociraptors have feathers?
  16. can a criminal suspect be identified just by the sound of his voice?
  17. 1 in 10 patients are infected in hospital, and it's not always with what you think
  18. The long history of gender violence in Australia, and why it matters today
  19. It's a bad year for flu, but it's too early to call it the worst ever – 5 charts on the 2019 season so far
  20. The edges of home ownership are becoming porous. It's no longer a one-way street
  21. Simple fixes could help save Australian consumers from up to $3.6 billion in 'loyalty taxes'
  22. China can learn from Australian urban design, but it's not all one-way traffic
  23. Making deer fair game for unlicensed hunting is the right step for New South Wales
  24. what Western civilisation owes to Islamic cultures
  25. It's not easy to give a robot a sense of touch
  26. Report finds every $1 Australia spends on preschool will return $2, but this won't just magically happen
  27. Inequality is growing, but it is also changing as Australia's super rich evolve
  28. They've cut deeming rates, but what are they?
  29. Michelle Grattan on the government's plans for Indigenous recognition
  30. The river red gum is an icon of the driest continent
  31. The TGA's proposed breast implant ban exposes a litany of failures, and fails to protect women
  32. human trafficking is the world’s fastest growing crime
  33. Group punishment doesn't fix behaviour
  34. the Australians who pioneered self-sufficiency, generations before Nimbin
  35. Design and repair must work together to undo our legacy of waste
  36. Looking after loved ones with mental illness puts carers at risk themselves. They need more support
  37. we need those tax cuts now, all of them. The surplus can wait
  38. How Muslim women break stereotypes by mixing faith and modesty with fashion
  39. Arctic ice loss is worrying, but the giant stirring in the South could be even worse
  40. We create 20m tons of construction industry waste each year. Here's how to stop it going to landfill
  41. When does getting help on an assignment turn into cheating?
  42. When it comes to Indigenous recognition, Ken Wyatt will have to close multiple gaps
  43. welcome to the bizarro world of negative interest rates
  44. Ken Wyatt's big promises on Indigenous affairs
  45. Understanding dog personalities can help prevent attacks
  46. In the remote Cambodian jungles, we made sure rare Siamese crocodiles would have enough food
  47. why is the Sun orange when white stars are the hottest?
  48. Women, rural and disadvantaged Australians may be missing out on care in the NDIS
  49. writing the powerful female world of Wentworth
  50. How to improve health outcomes for Indigenous peoples by making space for self-determination

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