25 julio 2023 Queer disobedience and uncomfortable truths: your guide to the 2023 Miles Franklin shortlist Julienne van Loon, The University of Melbourne The six books on this year’s Miles Franklin shortlist vary in style, themes and the writers’ experience, with veteran novelists and debuts – including an international prize-winner and a 26-year-old.
Analyzing DNA can tell us what colour a person’s eyes are. (Shutterstock) 12 febrero 2023 Curious Kids: How does DNA affect our fingerprints and eye colour? Cristina Abbatangelo, University of Toronto Our DNA contains the information that determines the colour of our eyes.
Tilly Devine, State Reformatory, NSW, 1925. Public domain/Wikimedia commons 9 octubre 2022 In Iris, Fiona Kelly McGregor recreates the criminal underworld of Depression-era Sydney Susan Sheridan, Flinders University A panoramic tale and an in-depth character study, Iris immerses its readers in a world of impoverishment and struggle.
19 junio 2014 ‘Smart glass’ alternative to mechanical camera lenses University of Kaiserslautern A “smart glass” surface that goes opaque when an electrical charge runs through it could be used to design the next generation…