Wombat research that s not to be sniffed at
28 January 2021
Soft Matter – could help develop new colon cancer diagnostics.
An international team of scientists have been able to replicate how a wombat produces square poo – and it could change the way geometric products are manufactured in future.
Research published today in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s journal Soft Matter, expands on the discovery that wombat poo forms its distinctive shape within the wombat’s intestines, not at the point of exit as previously thought.
They have now discovered that the slow passage of the faeces and differing stiffness within the last 17 per cent of the intestines produces the square shape – before exiting via its round anus.
Linkcity Plots Mascot Commercial Building
Linkcity Australia, a sister company of global firm Bouygues Construction, has lodged a development application for an A-grade commercial development in Mascot, a sleeping giant suburb on the edge of Sydney’s airport.
The group has put forward plans for an 11-storey office development at 32 Ricketty Street, within the Mascot West Business Park Precinct, designed by Scott Carver.
The $80 million project, which will deliver 18,000sq m of gross floor area, will comprise six levels of commercial offices offering 2,800sq m floor plates above three levels of ground parking within the building’s podium.
The building will also feature a double-height ground floor lobby, 125sq m gym and a 70sq m cafe while its rooftop will consist of a covered 800sq m terrace space, green roof with solar PV cells and a basketball half court.
Police across Utah shot at a record 30 people two years ago.
The Utah Attorney General’s Office announced it would study the shootings in reaction to a detailed summary in
The Salt Lake Tribune, which at the time was the only entity compiling a statewide tally. The idea: examine what happened and identify opportunities for police to respond differently following a violent encounter.
But Attorney General Sean Reyes’ team never finished the study. No findings were shared. His staff stopped because it was too difficult to collect the information from police departments.
To this day, no government entity is tracking police shootings in Utah.