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Easy to fall asleep at the wheel: study  10/16/2012
Easy to fall asleep at the wheel: study
Nodding off at the wheel could be easier than you think. All participants in a QUT study showed extreme levels of sleepiness 40 minutes into a simulated driving test after waking ...
Digital stress and strain: the paperless office as a workplace hazard  9/2/2012
Digital stress and strain: the paperless office as a workplace hazard
Office workers from all professions are experiencing unprecedented levels of neck, back, shoulder and arm pain as an unintended consequence of the paperless office, according to new ...
Mental stigma? Workers less likely to claim for psychological illness  8/26/2012
Mental stigma? Workers less likely to claim for psychological illness
Research has found workers are significantly less likely to claim GP visits for psychological illnesses on workers' compensation than they are for physical work-related injuries such ...
Employee power means fewer sickies: study  7/10/2012
Employee power means fewer sickies: study
Employees take fewer sickies if they have more control over their jobs, according to a new study.
Australians work too hard: expert claims  7/3/2012
Australians work too hard: expert claims
Overwork is significantly impacting the mental health and wellbeing of Australians, a Flinders University labour studies expert warns.
The hunt is on for Australia's brightest sparks  6/19/2012
The hunt is on for Australia's brightest sparks
The search is on again for the nation’s greatest ideas – in fields from environmental science to education – through the $70,000 The Australian Innovation Challenge awards.
Nanoparticles seek and destroy groundwater toxins  6/14/2012
Nanoparticles seek and destroy groundwater toxins
Iron nanoparticles encapsulated in a rust-preventing polymer coating could hold incredible potential for cleaning up groundwater contaminated with toxic chemicals, a leading water ...
Fighting fires with computer modelling  6/12/2012
Fighting fires with computer modelling
Through advanced computer modelling of house fires, mechanical engineers at UNSW are giving fire fighters a new suite of tools to investigate and battle dangerous blazes in time for ...
Why business needs to take the 'man' out of manual work  6/5/2012
Why business needs to take the 'man' out of manual work
The cost of workplace injuries is massive, but only simple, effective and money saving solutions can persuade industries to change, according to leading safety product providers ...
New type of biosensor is fast, super-sensitive  6/1/2012
New type of biosensor is fast, super-sensitive
A whole new class of biosensor that can detect exceptionally small traces of contaminants in liquids in just 40 minutes has been developed by a UNSW-led team of researchers.
Quake test helps set standard for building on soft soil  5/18/2012
Quake test helps set standard for building on soft soil
An often quoted parable has the "foolish builder" building on sand, but in reality many major cities are built on soft deposits – some in earthquake prone regions – and world-leading ...
Green cap for cleansing contaminated land  4/30/2012
Green cap for cleansing contaminated land
A green technique for capping and cleansing old urban landfill sites and mine dumps has been successfully trialled in South Australia.
Aussie laser radar fuels African renewable energy efforts  4/15/2012
Aussie laser radar fuels African renewable energy efforts
Smart Australian laser technology is poised to bring a huge improvement to the lives of tens of millions of East Africans by helping to ignite industrial, economic and jobs growth.
Industrial waste can power desalination, scientists claim  3/23/2012
Industrial waste can power desalination, scientists claim
Victoria University scientists have shown the viability of a new desalination technology that uses almost no electricity and has the potential to save huge amounts of water.
Imaging system lets camera peer around corners  3/23/2012
Imaging system lets camera peer around corners
A new imaging system could use opaque walls, doors or floors as 'mirrors' to gather information about scenes outside its line of sight.
Fission for a safe new energy source  3/14/2012
Fission for a safe new energy source
Nuclear energy is the only viable non-carbon-based energy source for the future, despite the recent nuclear accident in Japan, according to a James Cook University professor.
Risk-free safety for miners becomes a virtual reality  3/1/2012
Risk-free safety for miners becomes a virtual reality
A new risk-free way to train Queensland mine workers how to operate safely - and respond to mine emergency situations - is about to become a virtual reality.
App turns smartphone into emergency beacon  2/17/2012
App turns smartphone into emergency beacon
Edith Cowan University (ECU) students have developed a new app which transforms a smartphone into an emergency beacon at the push of a button.
Mining boom jobs pose hidden emotional cost  2/8/2012
Mining boom jobs pose hidden emotional cost
Cashing in on the mining boom with a fly-in fly-out job may reap obvious financial benefit but the hidden emotional costs may not be so well understood.
Business investment in new technologies improve performance  1/27/2012
Business investment in new technologies improve performance
The latest Australian Industry Group/Deloitte National CEO report, Business Investment in New Technologies, examines business investment in new technologies over the past three years. ...
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