Monash scientists designed a fast, safe liquid battery for home solar. The system could outperform expensive lithium-ion options. Engineers have created a new water-based battery designed to make rooftop solar storage in Australian homes safer, more affordable, and more efficient. This next-generation “flow battery” paves the way for compact, high-performance energy systems suitable for households [...]| SciTechDaily
New research traces the Liberal Party’s problem with women back to policy shifts made under former Prime Minister John Howard.| Women's Agenda
In a landmark 14-year study, researchers have found that artificially sweetened drinks raise the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by more than a third, significantly higher than those loaded with sugar. It challenges the long-standing perception of diet drinks being a healthier alternative and…| New Atlas
A new study has found that eating between one and six eggs each week significantly reduces the risk of dying from any cause but particularly from heart disease – even in people who have been diagnosed with high cholesterol levels.| New Atlas
The US AI giants got a wake-up call this week, when fledgling Chinese firm DeepSeek wiped a record-breaking trillion dollars off the value of heavyweights like Nvidia and OpenAI. The technology's gatekeepers are rattled – and they have good reason to be, as DeepSeek's model R1 shows how the costly…| New Atlas