MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 2 -- The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University issued the following news release: * * * 100 years of broadcast TV - what can we learn heading into an uncertain future? * When the TV broadcast signal hit the scene 100 years ago, it went on to disrupt existing news, media and entertainment to form a billion-dollar industry engaging audiences and reaching every part of Australia, from cities to remote communities. RMIT experts are available in the lead more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 2 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * Bright ideas: UNSW secures $20m in health and medical research grants Stefanie Menezes The funding will support 12 projects in science, engineering and medicine. UNSW Sydney academics have been awarded more than $20 million in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research (NHMRC) Ideas and Development Grants funding. Professor Bronwyn Fox, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research & Enterprise more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 2 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * Brisbane dinosaur fossil is Australia's oldest * Key points * The dinosaur fossil is the first to be confirmed as found in an Australian capital city. * Professor Bruce Runnegar found it 68 years ago when he was a high school student but it was never formally recorded. * The fossil has travelled across the world as part of Professor Runnegar's teaching collection. University of Queensland  more PR

FALMOUTH, England, Jan. 30 -- Falmouth University posted the following Q&A with product design graduate Ben Mancini: * * * Product design graduate on designing award-winning modular footwear * BA(Hons) Sustainable Product Design graduate Ben Mancini has been recognised internationally after winning two awards at the Global Footwear Awards for his final year project, AVNTRA Modular Footwear. The project picked up accolades in both the Gravity Sketch and 3D Printing categories, highlighting Be more PR

HONG KONG, Feb. 1 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Scientists Unveil Groundbreaking Discovery: Natural Magnetic Materials Control Light in Unprecedented Ways * Imagine shining a flashlight into a material and watching the light bend backward - or in an entirely unexpected direction - as if defying the law of physics. This phenomenon, known as negative refraction, could transform imaging, telecommunications, and countless other technologies. Now, a more PR

STAFFORDSHIRE, England, Feb. 2 -- Keele University posted the following news: * * * Keele to lead new study to improve early diagnosis of osteoporosis * A team led by a Keele University researcher has secured a prestigious grant from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to help doctors identify more people at risk of a damaging bone disorder. Professor Zoe Paskins, a Professor of Rheumatology in the School of Medicine and Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist at Midlands more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Jan. 31 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Hydrogen-powered ground vehicles offer a route to cleaner airports Hydrogen-powered vehicles used on ground operations could help slash carbon emissions and support airports to reach net-zero targets, new research suggests. * Newcastle University research shows that key airport stakeholders have positive attitudes towards hydrogen-powered ground support equipment (GSE). This highlights th more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Jan. 31 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * New study identifies warning signs for extreme flash flooding Climate experts have identified an atmospheric configuration that can release huge volumes of water in a matter of minutes. * Led by Newcastle University and the UK Met Office, the research helps explain some of the world's most dangerous flash-flood events and may aid future improvements in identifying risk. It offers forecast more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Jan. 31 (TNSjou) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * New tool exposes scale of fake research flooding cancer science A new machine learning tool has identified more than 250,000 cancer research papers that may have been produced by so-called "paper mills". Developed by QUT researcher Professor Adrian Barnett, from the School of Public Health and Social Work and Australian Centre for Health Services and Innovation (AusHSI), and an i more PR

PERTH, Australia, Feb. 2 -- Curtin University issued the following news release: * * * Social housing the key to protecting low-income renters, study finds * Low-income renters in Australia are far less likely to experience housing stress, rent arrears, or be forced to relocate, when living in social housing compared to those receiving cash rent assistance payments or no assistance, according to a new global study by Curtin University. The research analysed data from 2001-2020, tracking ho more PR

HAIFA, Israel, Feb. 1 -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Technion Strengthens Long-Standing Research Partnership with Leading German Institutions * The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology continues to deepen its longstanding international research collaboration with Germany's RWTH Aachen University and the Julich Research Center, as part of the Umbrella Cooperation - a partnership spanning nearly four decades. The collaboration took on s more PR

NORWICH, England, Jan. 31 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Land-intensive carbon removal needs better siting to protect biodiversity Significant reliance on land-based methods of carbon dioxide removal can protect biodiversity by avoiding climate impacts - but it could also compete with biodiversity protection unless there is better site selection, according to a new study. Research published today in Nature Climate Change analysed future projections more PR

HATFIELD, England, Jan. 31 -- The University of Hertfordshire issued the following news: * * * University of Hertfordshire leads influential national consultation on assisted dying The University of Hertfordshire has played a leading role in shaping an influential independent report on assisted dying, examining how proposed legislation could be enacted safely and ethically in practice if passed into law. The report, produced by the highly respected St George's House and finalised this week,  more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. 31 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * Childhood trauma linked to high risk of self-harm in teens Melissa Lyne Children who experience sustained trauma across their early lives are more likely to present with suicidal ideation or self-harm as teenagers, according to a new study led by UNSW researchers. A recent study, followed more than 73,000 NSW children from their prenatal period through to adulthood to reveal how adverse childhoo more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. 31 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * What are the warning signs of financial abuse? Victoria Ticha UNSW Sydney experts explain what financial abuse is, the warning signs to watch for, and the new Tax Office protections in place for vulnerable people. Financial abuse is a common and often hidden type of abuse within family and domestic violence, opens in a new window, characterised by behaviours that control, restrict, or hide money more PR

LONDON, Canada, Jan. 31 -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Expert explainer: The real cost of buy now, pay later Convenience and ease of spread-out payments drive increased spending * At first glance, buy now, pay later (BNPL) sounds like a win-win: lower upfront costs for shoppers, higher conversion rates for retailers. No interest. No pressure. Just flexibility. But is BNPL - also known as an installment payment plan - really a gentler form of credit? Or is it simply  more PR