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Energy storage is crucial, but it's not the only piece in the puzzle

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageBatteries to store excess solar power will be a game-changer. But energy-efficient appliances will mean you can use a smaller battery.AAP Image/Raoul Wegat,file

A few years ago, it was rooftop solar. Now battery storage is the new silver bullet to solve our energy problems. Storage is a great step forward, and it will play an important role in our...

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Explainer: microRNA, the puppet master of the genome

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imageThere's more to our DNA than just genes.MIKI Yoshihito/Flickr, CC BY

We all know how irritating it is to have an inbox flooded with junk mail. Fortunately email providers these days contain filters to keep the junk mail at bay. As a result the junk mail folder tends to pile up with never-to-be-read emails.

But, occasionally, an important email is...

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What Europe thinks about the British election

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Beyond deciding upon who will govern the country, Britain is about to decide on its future relationship with the European Union.

David Cameron promises that if the Conservative Party wins, he will hold a referendum on Britain’s EU membership. A continuous monitoring poll conducted by the University of Essex suggest that the gap is narrowing...

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  2. Why Northern Ireland is such a tough nut to crack for Westminster politicians
  3. This election could decide whether arts win big, or get the boot
  4. How Islamic finance could be about to take off in China
  5. How we can break free from sexism in science
  6. Le Pen game of unhappy families unsettles France's far-right Front National
  7. Explainer: how do you read an election poll?
  8. Budget to smooth the way for small business start-ups
  9. Fact Check: did Labour overspend and leave a deficit that was out of control?
  10. Why Miliband's best option is to bring the SNP right into the heart of government
  11. Why ignoring mental wellbeing is a risk to public health
  12. When it comes to information overload, we're like frogs in boiling water
  13. Five things we learned when we asked British people what they thought about immigration
  14. Kevin Mitnick's story shows why we shouldn't use jail to make examples of hackers.
  15. Did Alex Salmond's resignation lead to the astonishing rise of the SNP?
  16. Hockey urges investors to spread the fertiliser while Morrison makes hay
  17. Four ways to tell if an educational app will actually help your child learn
  18. Encasing old buildings in cheap plastic mesh could have saved lives in Nepal
  19. The dreams deferred by Baltimore's mortgage crises set the stage for unrest
  20. McDonald's wage hike stems from evolving views on morality, politics and economics
  21. Teens without smartphones encounter a new digital divide
  22. Studying Down syndrome might help us understand Alzheimer's disease better
  23. How the media struggled in Nepal's earthquake rescue
  24. RBA cuts cash rate to record low: experts react
  25. It’s make your mind up time in battle for the undecided voter
  26. Which online tools can really help you decide how to vote?
  27. Think you know which seats to watch on May 7? Think again
  28. Election 2015: Brighton at the centre of the battle for the south coast
  29. Safety of contaminated vitamins and nutritional supplements can't be left to consumers
  30. Opportunity of a lifetime: NASA's 4,000 days roving Mars
  31. The British talk about cake 50 times as much as the deficit – politicians should cotton on
  32. Why thousands of asylum-seekers are fleeing Eritrea and risking their lives in the Mediterranean
  33. Queensland still failing to act on a medieval murder defence
  34. Victoria's 'families' budget boosts services, rewards voters
  35. Why are young Australian unis punching above their weight?
  36. 'Holistic' dentistry: more poppycock than panacea?
  37. Enthusiastic spirit: John Mawurndjul at Tarrawarra
  38. Rates and housing risk: beware outsourcing policy to regulators
  39. REIQ welcomes RBA rate cut of 25 basis points to 2.0%
  40. Ed Stone could be a millstone in coalition negotiations
  41. Manifesto Check: Greens say 'sports for all', but their pledges lack substance
  42. If a referendum were held today, our poll suggests Britain would stay in the EU
  43. Fact Check: has the number of rough sleepers gone down?
  44. Labor ahead in Newspoll, but Abbott gains ground on Shorten
  45. Manifesto Check: SNP not-so-brave in the face of eurosceptics
  46. Classquake: What the global media missed in Nepal earthquake coverage
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