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NSW scientists' groundbreaking microscope

AAP Posted by AAP
Researchers at The University of Newcastle have developed the world's first scanning helium microscope, allowing samples to be viewed in their true state. Continue reading »
TECHNOLOGY

Hyperloop prototype hits 160km/h in desert test

Posted by AFP
The possible future of transit zipped along a short track in the desert outside Las Vegas on Wednesday before sliding to a stop in a bed of sand, sending up a tan wave. Continue reading »
ELECTION 2016

Turnbull leading Twitter conversation

Posted by AAP
Five days of tweets has seen Labor come out on top in mentions but the prime minister is receiving nearly double the attention given the opposition leader. Continue reading »
BUZZ

Cedar Point has world's newest record breaking rollercoaster

Posted by ninemsn

Adrenaline junkies will want to make their way to Ohio's Cedar Point to take their chances on the theme park’s new record-breaking rollercoaster. Continue reading »

WORLD

Teen entrepreneur turns down $41m for game-changing first-aid vending machine invention

Taylor Rosenthal with his invention - RecMed. (Facebook)
Posted by 9NEWS

A 14-year-old US boy may have latched onto a multi-million dollar idea, with an invention he developed for a high school project now grabbing the attention of major companies. Continue reading »

NATIONAL

Up to 87 Thermomix users burnt by expensive high-end cooking gadget

Posted by A Current Affair

Wrapped in bandages and nursing painful burns, Holly Lacy is confused as to how a popular cooking appliance could leave her so badly injured. Continue reading »

GOOD NEWS

Google team designs new emoji to help empower women

Some of the new emoji designed by the Google team. (Google)
By Ehsan Knopf

A Google team have devised a new set of emoji in a bid to empower women and represent career diversity. Continue reading »

TECHNOLOGY

The new Instagram logo gets panned by social media

The old design and the new logo. (Instagram)
Nick Pearson By Nick Pearson
Instagram has updated its logo from its vintage camera design to a simpler, brighter look, and the internet hates it. Continue reading »
WORLD

Spear-thrower takes down drone with frightening accuracy at Russian medieval festival

Posted by 9NEWS

In a clash of the ages, a participant at a Russian medieval festival has taken down a drone – with a spear. Continue reading »

TECHNOLOGY

Instagram unveils new app icon look

The new main icon for Instagram.
Posted by AAP
Instagram has dropped the curtain to reveal a new look for the app icon and its features including Boomerang, Layout and Hyperlapse. Continue reading »

NZ scientist's global vision for fish eyes

AAP Posted by AAP
A New Zealand scientist hopes to recycle left-over fish eyes into replacement corneas to fix a global donor shortage. Continue reading »

Sterile fruit flies released in SA

AAP Posted by AAP
Biosecurity SA has declared biological warfare on fruit flies by releasing sterile male fruit flies in Adelaide's south to eradicate the pests. Continue reading »
SPACE

NASA reveals discovery of 1284 new planets

Posted by 9NEWS
NASA has announced the discovery of 1284 new planets outside our solar system, more than doubling the number of exoplanets found with the Kepler space telescope. Continue reading »

Fragment of world's oldest axe found

AAP Posted by AAP
An axe fragment discovered in WA's Kimberley has been dated at almost 50,000 years old, making it the world's oldest. Continue reading »
BUZZ

Dating website offers to help US residents escape Trump presidency by following their hearts to Canada

(MapleMatch.com)
By Ehsan Knopf

Just when you thought there was a dating site catering for every conceivable niche, a new service is promising to help match US citizens fleeing the “unfathomable horror of a Trump presidency” with Canadian singles. Continue reading »

QUEENSLAND

Woman banned from social media over nude photo posts

Posted by ninemsn

A Queensland woman has been banned from social media after posting nude images of another woman to Facebook. Continue reading »

Mangrove dieback worries scientists

AAP Posted by AAP
Scientists are concerned that global warming may be causing the dieback of mangroves in northern Australia. Continue reading »
TECHNOLOGY

'Super smart' robot successfully performs soft tissue surgery

Posted by 9NEWS

A robot has successfully performed soft tissue surgery on pigs, suggesting that robot surgeons could one day perform complex operations on people. Continue reading »

UNITED KINGDOM

Craig Wright backtracks on bitcoin 'proof'

Craig Wright. (AAP)
Posted by AAP
Australian businessman Craig Wright has backed off from providing "extraordinary proof" that he's the creator of the digital currency Bitcoin. Continue reading »

Qld scientists discover cancer risk genes

AAP Posted by AAP
Scientists at a Brisbane research facility have helped discover five new gene regions that are linked to the risk of women developing endometrial cancer. Continue reading »
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