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How many of you agree with the following Assertions?  Assertion 1 – Being a Data Scientist is one of the best jobs you can have today. It has been referred to as the “sexiest job of the century” and is in great demand. Assertion 2 – Once you become a data scientist, life is going …

Going to the loo may never be the same again thanks to scientists who claim to have invented a device that can be fitted on toilets to detect signs of various diseases in stool and urine. The gadget, which fits inside the bowl, uses cameras, test strips and motion sensing technology to analyse the deposits …

Image copyright R.Hucke-Gaete Despite being treated as humanity’s rubbish dump for decades, the oceans of the world are proving remarkably resilient, says a new scientific review. Building on that resilience could lead to a full recovery within three decades, the researchers argue. Climate change, and the challenges of scaling up existing conservation efforts, are the …

Scientists from Oxford University have developed a rapid test for COVID-19. It takes just half an hour to get the result. Image credits: Oxford University. Oxford University has become the latest research group to develop its own testing kit for COVID-19. University of Oxford’s Engineering Science Department and the Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research …

Scientists at Oxford University have developed a technology that they say could significantly speed up testing for COVID-19. The test, which has been validated with real clinical samples at Shenzen Luohou People’s Hospital in China, is much faster than previous tests of RNA (ribonucleic acid, or genetic material). “The new test is much faster and does …

Science & Technology Australia today welcomes Misha Schubert as she officially steps into the role of Chief Executive. Ms Schubert said she was honoured to be a passionate voice for Australian science and technology, and she would work tirelessly to raise the profile of our scientific expertise. “Building our national scientific and technology workforce is …

Image copyright Chandra X-ray Observatory Image caption Images of the Ophiuchus galaxy cluster appear to confirm the explosion Scientists have detected evidence of a colossal explosion in space – five times bigger than anything observed before. The huge release of energy is thought to have emanated from a supermassive black hole some 390 million light …

Image copyright Getty Images In a world first, scientists have discovered a new type of antibiotic using artificial intelligence (AI). It has been heralded by experts as a major breakthrough in the fight against the growing problem of drug resistance. A powerful algorithm was used to analyse more than one hundred million chemical compounds in …

British scientists are studying the way bees adapt to their surroundings to develop software which could guide a new generation of sophisticated drones. In a presentation to the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Seattle on Sunday, Professor James Marshall of Sheffield University demonstrated how he and his team are reverse engineering …

It’s an exciting day when a new piece of kit arrives in the lab. Between postdocs planning assays, PhD students wondering what will happen if they break it and lab managers wondering how they can fit it on the benchtop, technology advancements are something that affect every person involved in science. But certain advances …