#macquarie_uni — Public Fediverse posts

📏 Obesity and the health risks that go with it can be present even without a particularly high body weight, according to #CharlesSturtUni #westernsydneyu #UNSW #Macquarie_Uni #Sydney_Uni #Uni_Newcastle #MonashUni #Griffith_Uni

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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/one-in-five-people-with-a-normal-bmi-could-have-obesity-and-the-risks-that-go-with-it

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🦐 Researchers from #Macquarie_Uni installed coloured concrete panels on Sydney Harbour seawalls to test whether red, yellow, green and grey surfaces attract different marine life

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/true-colours-how-red-green-and-yellow-concrete-can-improve-sydney-marine-life

👁️ #Flinders and #Macquarie_Uni have revealed how and when we make eye contact—not just the act itself—plays a crucial role in how we understand and respond to others, including robots

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/eyes-on-the-prize-gaze-patterns-help-robots-read-human-intent

⚡ #Macquarie_Uni demonstrated a technique to dramatically narrow the linewidth of a laser beam by a factor of over ten thousand – a discovery that could revolutionise quantum computing, atomic clocks and gravitational wave detection

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/new-technique-can-dramatically-improve-laser-linewidth

🥑 The future of smashed avocado might depend on patches of native vegetation preserved alongside farmland, as #CurtinUni #Macquarie_Uni shows the hidden role of these habitats in supporting the insects that keep crops - and brunch menus - thriving

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/native-habitats-hold-the-key-to-the-much-loved-smashed-avocados-future

🍷 #Macquarie_Uni reveals a widely-used fungicide causes reproductive damage in beneficial insects

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/common-farm-chemical-threatens-insect-survival