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Abracadabra
Current sports bras, while helping to limit breast movement, do have their limitations.
Kate Swaffer
Poet, author, activist and academic, Kate Swaffer reveals how she is living beyond younger onset dementia.
A house for all
A people-focused approach to building design will lead to better quality of care for people living with dementia.
How fish scales and magnets could mop up oil spills
What started as an off-the-cuff challenge in the laboratory has led to two novel methods of using magnetic forces to control how oil droplets move within other liquids, including water. Research fellow Dr Yi Du, from UOW’s Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), set new PhD student Haifeng Feng a series of tasks to help him familiarise himself with the lab equipment.
The science of making sex safer ... and maybe better
A UOW team is working on a next-generation condom that enhances pleasure and encourages greater use.
Healthy mums, healthy bubs
Diet is a central part of pregnancy, to ensure both mum and baby are receiving the nutrients they need to thrive.