Working model of hydrogen-run lorry demonstrated
November 10th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 10 (IANS) A prototype, developed by researchers, could successfully show the way to developing hydrogen-powered trucks and ensure clean, green and silent transportation.The prototype -- an exact replica ... Read more...
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Take Vitamin B to lower work stress
November 10th, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 10 (IANS) Taking more Vitamin B, found in meat, beans and wholegrains, seems to significantly lower work-related stress.These were the findings of a three-month trial, conducted by Con ... Read more...
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Katich hires lawyer ahead of Cricket Australia hearing
November 9th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 9 (IANS) Simon Katich has hired a top sports lawyer to prepare his defence at a Cricket Australia hearing scheduled for Nov 21 after the country's apex cricket ... Read more...
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Extra-long electrical arcs could generate rain
November 9th, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 9 (IANS) A new way of generating extra-long, lightning-like electrical arcs could help induce lightning from the thunderclouds for rainmaking or creating new electrical machines.Developed by University of ... Read more...
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Australian business delegation to visit India
November 9th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 9 (IANS) New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell will head a business delegation to India to forge closer trade ties. New South Wales is Australia's most populous state ... Read more...
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Warne announces comeback with Big Bash franchise Melbourne Stars
November 8th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 8 (IANS) Australian spin legend Shane Warne Tuesday announced his comeback to the cricket field, saying that he will play for Melbourne Stars in the inaugural Big Bash ... Read more...
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Australian business conditions down in October
November 8th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 8 (IANS) Australian business conditions weakened in contrast with increased confidence in October, according to survey results released Tuesday by National Australia Bank (NAB).The NAB's Monthly Business Survey ... Read more...
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Taking the needle out of diabetes
November 7th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 7 (IANS) Researchers have found a substitute for insulin to help treat diabetes orally, replacing painful pricks.
Over 10 years, Erik Helmerhorst, professor at Curtin University, and colleagues ... Read more...
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Warming will forces fishes to migrate for survival
November 6th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 6 (IANS) Climate change will necessitate fish and other marines species to travel large distances for sheer survival.Sea life, particularly in the Indian Ocean, Western and Eastern Pacific ... Read more...
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Watson endorses life-ban for corrupt cricketers
November 4th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 4 (IANS) Australian vice captain Shane Watson feels cricketers found guilty of corruption should be banned for life.Watson's comments come in the wake of a landmark judgement by ... Read more...
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Scientists grow heart cells in lab
November 3rd, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 3 (IANS) Scientists have hit upon a new and reliable way of producing heart cells in a lab, which would help in the battle against heart diseases.The Monash ... Read more...
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Australia’s ANZ Banking Group posts $5.5 bn profit
November 3rd, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 3 (IANS) ANZ Banking Group, one of the big four banks in Australia, Thursday posted a 19 percent rise in full-year net profit to 5.36 billion Australian dollars ... Read more...
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Slowing down prostate cancer by starving its cells
November 3rd, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 3 (IANS) Researchers have hit upon a potential treatment for prostate cancer - starving tumour cells of a vital nutrient that fuels their growth.The study, conducted with lab ... Read more...
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Katich seeking legal advice over CA hearing
November 1st, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 1 (IANS) Simon Katich's manager Robert Joske will be seeking legal advice on how to approach the Cricket Australia's (CA) compulsory disciplinary hearing over the former Test batsman's ... Read more...
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Scientists recreate billion-year-old enzyme
November 1st, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 1 (IANS) Researchers have managed to recreate a billion-year-old bacterial enzyme and then trace its evolution through history, down to the modern day.Vic Arcus, associate professor, and Jo ... Read more...
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Nanofibre to clean water of radioactive waste
November 1st, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 1 (IANS) Researchers have developed a technology capable of ridding contaminated water of radioactive waste and aiding clean-up efforts after nuclear disasters.The innovation could also solve the problem ... Read more...
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Withdrawal symptoms in addicts could be reversed
November 1st, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 1 (IANS) A breakthrough could help drug addicts avoid distressing withdrawal symptoms.Researchers have shown how a protein in nerve cells drives the withdrawal response, a complex and intensely ... Read more...
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Johnson hopes urgent correction to technique will help recall cause
December 3rd, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 28(ANI): Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson believes that his efforts to address some technical deficiencies in his bowling action will help him reclaim his spot for the Perth Test.Johnson ... Read more...
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Calling dreary Gabba draw “a fantastic contest” insult to Test cricket: Roebuck
November 30th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 30(ANI): Noted cricket commentator Peter Roebuck has said that dismissal of just two batsmen in the last two days of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba is not good ... Read more...
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Lungfish’s tooth enamel can help make lighter vehicles
November 30th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 30 (IANS) The tooth enamel of lungfish and garfish could help create a new material to make lighter aircraft or vehicles.Professor John Barry, physicist from Queensland University of Technology, is ... Read more...
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No end in sight to Qantas’ flight break down woes
November 30th, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 30 (ANI): Qantas has been forced into a controversy yet again after passengers were removed from one of its planes, bound for Sydney, this morning because it reportedly suffered a ... Read more...
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Pink to name her baby after a whiskey?
November 30th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 30 (ANI): Pop star Pink has revealed that she and her spouse Carey Hart have different opinions on the moniker for their unborn tot.The singer says that the motocross ... Read more...
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Selectors must dump ‘confidence-ebbed’ Johnson for Adelaide Test: Ian Chappell
November 30th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 30(ANI): Struggling Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson must be removed from the second Test of the Ashes series, former captain Ian Chappell has said.Chappell said that the selectors had no ... Read more...
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Angry Ponting slams ‘technology-deficient’ TV referral system as ‘blight on game’
November 30th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 30(ANI): Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has branded the TV referral system as 'a blight on the game' after being denied what he considered was a fair catch in the drawn ... Read more...
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Mark Waugh says teams have worked out “one-dimensional” Johnson
November 30th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 30(ANI): Former Australian batsman Mark Waugh is among the pundits concerned by fast bowler Mitchell Johnson's performance after he went wicketless, for the first time in his 39 Tests, in ... Read more...
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Curator promises “traditional Adelaide Oval pitch” for second Ashes Test
November 30th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 30(ANI): Adelaide Oval curator Damian Hough has promised a "traditional pitch" for the second Ashes Test between Australia and England starting on Friday."Like all curators, I want to make sure ... Read more...
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Bosnian rape victims slam ‘ignorant’ Jolie over her directorial debut
November 30th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 30 (ANI): Bosnian rape victims of 1990s' inter-ethnic war have blasted Angelina Jolie, who is shooting a movie about Bosnia that has sparked controversy, calling her "ignorant" about the ... Read more...
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Now, Qantas Boeing 737 in engine trouble twice in less than a day
November 29th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 29 (ANI): Qantas' attempts to overcome the technical hurdles besieging it of late seem to be not paying off well, as yet another Boeing 737 domestic flight from Adelaide to ... Read more...
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US woman with Twitter name ‘theashes’ sick of score update requests!
November 29th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 29 (ANI): An American mother with Twitter name @theashes is reportedly said to be irritated after being flooded with messages about the ongoing Ashes cricket series between Australia and England.The ... Read more...
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Soon, a mother’s milk bank for NSW mums who can’t breastfeed
November 29th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 29 (ANI): NSW mums who cannot breastfeed will have the option of giving their babies milk from donor mothers if a community milk bank is funded by the state government.The ... Read more...
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Women more stressed about Facebook updates than men
November 29th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 29 (ANI): An Australian survey has found that women were more stressed out than men to keep their Facebook status updates interesting.Sixty nine percent women of the 420 Australians ... Read more...
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Speeding Swedish drivers’ fines to fund lottery for safe drivers!
November 29th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 29 (ANI): It's the most innovative way yet, to encourage safe driving practices in Sweden - a lottery for law-abiding drivers - funded by fines from speeding motorists.The Swedish National ... Read more...
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India accused for not paying millions to Delhi CWG international contactors
November 28th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 28 (ANI): An internationally renowned major events producer, Ric Birch, has said India should be barred from hosting the Olympics because the Delhi Commonwealth Games organisers had failed to pay ... Read more...
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Johnson needs urgent correction to technique to remain potent bowling force: Fleming
November 28th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 28(ANI): Former Australian bowler Damien Fleming believes that Mitchell Johnson must address some technical deficiencies to rediscover his match-winning form.Figures of 0-66 from 15 overs in England's first innings at ... Read more...
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First Qantas A380 flight takes off since engine explosion incident
November 27th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 27 (ANI): The first Qantas A380 passenger flight has taken off from Sydney Airport after it suffered a setback following a midair engine explosion earlier this month on one of ... Read more...
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