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Apps for Brain-Computer-Interfaces - part 1

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 18, 2024 3:27 PM

Aussie Space Mail

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 16, 2023 3:41 PM

Modelling to Mars!

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 27, 2023 7:39 PM

Dementia and Artificial Intelligence

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 14, 2022 4:18 PM

Fanny Macleay and Flying Saucers

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 21, 2021 5:22 PM

Molecular machines magnified

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 22, 2021 2:54 PM

Cancer dust super-tasting

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 1, 2021 2:02 PM

Synthetic chemical adventures

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 21, 2020 11:20 AM

C02 Concrete and fun fungi

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 20, 2020 1:55 PM

Bacterial love cleavage virtual observatories

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 28, 2018 11:31 PM

The Forgetting Machine - part 1

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 22, 2018 4:09 PM

Freeze, wait, reanimate?

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 20, 2017 4:39 PM

Oz in High Earth Orbit

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 4, 2016 12:20 PM

Maker's Place Think Differently

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 2, 2015 9:43 PM

Aussie Rockets Worm Lego

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 15, 2014 6:33 PM

Wildlife Forensics and Water Divining

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 27, 2014 3:14 PM

Cancer, Alzheimers, hearing and oxygen

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 13, 2014 12:31 PM

Infinity and Money part 3

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 12, 2014 11:31 AM

Mapping Robots and printed houses

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 28, 2014 10:37 PM

Building Biosensors to detect disease

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 27, 2014 1:12 PM

Healing corneas and building robots

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 9, 2013 3:22 PM

Shadow profiles and eating babies

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 1, 2013 4:32 PM

BitCoin mining and Panspermia

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 23, 2013 1:38 PM

Microfactories and synthetic food

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 27, 2013 9:59 AM

Kid-friendly science and emulsions

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 15, 2013 4:49 PM

TB Day and CSIRO Vacations

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 21, 2011 3:06 PM

Addict detention and child enhancement

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 22, 2010 1:15 PM

Mystique, pill ills, sin distribution

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 2, 2009 10:59 PM

Cancer, dust and super-tasters

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 26, 2009 6:34 PM