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Defying predictions of significant falls, Australia’s total dwelling approvals were down just 2.7% for the year-ended February, totaling 222,721 separate dwelling approvals. Despite t…
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There are few people who could rationally think that a trade war could be good for business, but the headlong rush into a potential battle between the world’s two largest economies seems almos…
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Australia hovers on the brink of its first official interest rate rise in seven years if commentator consensus is anything to go by. Despite the RBA leaving interest rates at their historic lo…
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Lignin A leading provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wood and paper has found use for a component of wood traditionally discarded as waste. Despite making up betwee…
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MIT engineers have successfully induced a watercress plant to give off dim light for nearly four hours, by embedding specialised nanoparticles into its leaves. “The vision is to make a plant…
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The agricultural industry is likely to benefit from an ability to protect plants from diseases and develop new plant varieties with favourable attributes, thanks to a technology that has lo…
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Plant breeders could soon have access to an innovative new tool that will measure the water intake of individual plants, allowing them to choose parent stock which can better survive in condi…
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To date, the expensive and time-consuming pre-treatment process required for the degradation of wood has inhibited its viability as a widely-used biofuel source. This is due to carbohydr…