Science
Techord's science news follows the research that will shape the next decade of technology. Space missions and the growing Australian launch sector, energy and battery chemistry, quantum computing, biotech and medical research, climate and environmental science, and the discoveries coming out of CSIRO, Australian universities and the major international collaborations. We report from the paper, the mission update or the peer reviewed result rather than a press release about it, and we are careful to say what a finding actually shows and what it does not. Early stage research gets described as early stage. Where an Australian team, facility or funding decision is part of the story, we make that clear. Recent science coverage is below.
Researchers Advance Embryo Gene Editing With New Precision Technique, Reigniting Ethical Debate
Researchers at Columbia University say they have used a new "base editing" technique to modify DNA in early human embryos...
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IREN Announces First Australian Data Center Campus, an 800MW Development in South Australia
IREN Limited has announced the signing of a transmission connection agreement to support a planned 800MW data center campus in...
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Neuralink Implants Restore Speech and Art for Paralyzed Patients in Expanding Trials
Neuralink's brain-computer interface technology is giving paralyzed patients back abilities they thought were lost forever, from speaking in their own...
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SpaceX IPO Draws $150 Billion in Demand, Doubling Its Target Ahead of Historic Debut
SpaceX's record-shattering initial public offering is now two times oversubscribed, with approximately $150 billion in investor interest pouring in ahead...
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SpaceX Prepares for a Record-Breaking IPO as Musk Eyes Trillionaire Status
SpaceX is reportedly launching what would be the largest initial public offering in history, preparing to trade on the Nasdaq...
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Breakthrough Wearable Ultrasound Devices Promise to Transform Cardiac Care and Prenatal Monitoring
Two research teams have independently unveiled groundbreaking wearable ultrasound devices that could reshape cardiac care and prenatal monitoring. From an...
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