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Tire-Concrete Road Bases Fail: Australian tests show early rutting; study urges low tire share

Australia is exploring innovative solutions for used tires in road construction, prompted by dwindling landfill capacity. Researchers at Swinburne University in Melbourne evaluated combinations of crushed concrete and tire fragments. Although the mixtures showed promise, durability tests revealed shortcomings. Crushed concrete outperformed the combinations regarding deformation resilience. This research is…

The Times of India · Oct 10

Flydubai co-pilot began radicalisation in Australia, UAE prosecutors say

Hammam al-Hammami’s shift towards extremism began while he was a student in Melbourne, according to Emirati attorney general

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10

From India to Australia: How 6 countries got caught up in flydubai terror

On September 30, the flydubai Flight FZ1073 faced a cockpit attack when Omani co-pilot Hammam al-Hammami stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar. The injured pilot bravely opened the cockpit door, allowing crew and passengers to subdue the co-pilot. The flight was diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, where al-Hammami was apprehended by authorities.…

The Times of India · Oct 4

In 2021, RMIT tested shredded face masks with recycled concrete for road bases; 1 kilometer could use 3 million masks and divert 93 tonnes from landfill

Engineers from Australia have introduced an innovative strategy for converting used face masks into construction materials for roads. This forward-thinking approach aims to tackle the substantial landfill waste created by disposable masks during the pandemic, with a single kilometer of pavement needing nearly three million masks. Nonetheless, ongoing research is…

The Economic Times · Aug 28

Animal Memory Research Is Overturning Everything We Thought We Knew About Cognition

The assumption that crumbled firstThe standard view held that episodic memory, the ability to mentally replay a specific past event, not just respond to a learned cue, was uniquely human. Then came a 1998 study by Nicola Clayton and Anthony Dickinson at Cambridge University, published in Nature, that changed the…

Times Life · Jul 13

Microbes essential for human health can survive the stress of spaceflight. That's great news for astronauts

Microbes essential for human health have proven resilient against the extreme forces of space travel, offering hope for maintaining astronaut well-being on future long-duration missions.

Space · Oct 12, 2025

The Trumpet Of Patriots Is Straight-Up Spamming Inboxes & People Are Justifiably Pissed

"Isn't this harassment? Stalking? I never signed up for these."

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 29, 2025

Fermented clothing? Here’s how the biofilm on kombucha can be turned into green textiles

If you’ve ever made kombucha, you will be familiar with the term SCOBY – a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast. It’s impossible to miss – it’s the floating biofilm on top of your delicious drink.

The Conversation · Jan 27, 2025

Sweat-wicking and radiative cooling: can new fabrics make living through extreme heat more bearable?

How a team of researchers is reducing skin temperature under clothes and energy bills with some forward fashion thinking

The Guardian - AU · Jan 8, 2025

Up-and-coming artists start careers with a plan B

The latest crop of fine art graduates from RMIT University has much to say. But in a cost-of-living crisis they don't expect to make a living from art.

AAP · Nov 19, 2024