Australian researchers build world-first scanning helium microscope!

17 May 2016

Australian researchers build world-first scanning helium microscope!

Melbourne: The WORLD first scanning helium microscope has been built by Australian researchers who feel it could "open doors" for many new discoveries by allowing scientists to scrutinise materials without disturbing them.

Paul Dastoor of University of Newcastle, who has been working on the scanning helium microscope (SHeM) for two decades, said the new microscope will enable scientists to

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Extreme heat waves in Africa could occur annually by 2045

London: Heat waves classified as unusual today could within 30 years become a normal yearly occurrence in Africa, thereby triggering a damaging effect on life expectancy and crop production in the continent -- one of the most vulnerable to climate change, say researchers.

This scenario could be triggered by an increase in average global temperature of two degrees, said the study that examined temperature data from 1979 to 2015.

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'Dead panda' scare over animal gifted to Taiwan by China

Taipei: Taipei Zoo was forced to deny reports that a giant panda gifted by China as a symbol of unity had died today, in what initially appeared to be a frightening portent for cross-strait ties.

Tuan Tuan was one of two pandas given to the island in 2008 in a move seen to endorse the presidency of Beijing- friendly leader Ma Ying-jeou.

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Australia to kill almost 2,000 Kangaroos – Here's why!

Melbourne: The Australian outback is known for its huge Kangaroo population. However, this growing Kangaroo populace is what threatens the continent.

Director of Parks and Conservation with the ACT government, Daniel Iglesias said it was necessary to curb the population of eastern grey kangaroos in the ACT.

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World's oldest axe discovered in Western Australia - Watch!

Perth: Archaeologists claimed to have discovered a tiny fragment of axe believed to be the world's oldest known ground-edge axe in the remote Kimberley region of northern Australia.

The tool is nearly 50,000-year-old and 10,000 years older than the previous oldest known fragments found in northern Australia in 2010.

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International Space Station successfully completes 100,000th orbit of planet Earth!

The US space agency proudly announced the achievement of this feat on its website exclaiming that this is more than 2,643,342,240 miles traveled, which is also like 10 round trips to Mars, or nearly the distance to Neptune!

During its reign in orbit, the International Space Station, over 1,922 research

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