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The Ultimate Mother’s Day Gift Guide For Space Nerds
If your Mum is into all things astronomy, do I have some great news for you. There’s plenty of time before Mother’s Day rolls around on May 13 to get your hands on these perfect pressies for star-gazing mummas. Oh, and language warning: some of these gifts explain the science of space in a very…
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How To Stop Haemorrhaging Data On Facebook
If you are one of 2.2 billion Facebook users worldwide, you have probably been alarmed by the recent coverage of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a story that began when The Guardian revealed 50 million (now thought to be 87 million) user profiles had been retrieved and shared without the consent of users. Though the #deletefacebook…
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Thanks To Virtual Reality, You Can Visit The Torres Strait Island Being Swallowed By The Sea
Poruma is home to 200 people, all of whom are all at risk of losing their homes, livelihoods, connection to history, country and culture. Every King Tide is a production through SBS’s Creative Labs which gives us a first person perspective of the community’s spirit, faith and passion for their tiny yet enormously important part…
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Australian Scientists Just Solved One Of The Biggest Quantum Computing Challenges Using Material Found In DVDs
In quantum technology, information is carried on quibits, single photons. For the quibits to be actually useful in quantum technologies, though, they need to be produced by Single Photon Emitters that work at room temperature (it’s just practical, really) and at telecom wavelength (the most efficient way to transfer information via optical fibres) all at…