Lawrence Villamar

As early as 2013, clinically-blind people in Australia could find a new hope to see again as researchers from Monash University rolls out the human trials for a bionic eye implant.

An acceleration of a certain chemical reaction along a nanotube turns out could generate power.

Don’t hold back this Valentine’s Day! A new book says indulging in lust could be good for you.

What can Americans not live without? A car? A smartphone? Credit cards? Lake Research Partners found out via a survey, and the answer may be a little surprise for some.

The tale of Tyler Clementi has once again brought up the issue of cyber-bullying and online harassment, particularly as social media was used publicly broadcast Tyler’s homosexuality.

More and more Aussies are avoiding toxic products when they shop for cleaning products.

Is it okay with you that your doctor is on the payroll of a pharmaceutical company?

Some men are genetically predisposed to be 50 per cent more likely to get heart disease.

US jobless claims fell by 15,000 to 358,000 last week - against expectations of a rise and signalled the ongoing improvement in the labour market.

The Australian Dollar initially fell yesterday after reports out of China showed inflation for Australia’s largest trading partner accelerated to 4.5 percent, well above forecast.

The Philippines is once again engrossed in an unfolding political drama that could make or break President Benigno S. Aquino III’s reform agenda.

More youngsters from Indigenous people are still being held in juvenile detention, despite a slight dip in numbers over the past for years.

With Apple’s decision to revamp iBooks, many are keen to see how the product would revolutionise textbooks and the education industry. But what impact does it have on the cost of education, for students, parents, and governments?

More than 1,000 young Aussies are in juvenile detention and almost half of them are not even sentenced on an average night in Australia.

Increasing rates will break the social contract between Australian banks and the public, warned Greens MP and banking spokesperson Adam Bandt.

The Australian Dollar has managed to hold on to the majority of its gains in overnight trade following the Shock decision by the RBA to keep the official cash rate on hold on Tuesday.

US mortgage applications rose in the past week with the mortgage market index lifting 7.5pct, underpinned by a 9.4pct increase in refinancing activity.

A new study found that having a simple, easy-to-pronounce name is more likely to win you friends and favour in the workplace.

How do you think of a world without animals? In the 1982 film “Bladerunner” directed by Ridley Scott, most of the animals in the world had become extinct and people had taken to artificial animals, to substitute for the real thing. That world appears near to realization, thanks to the "ambivalent" relations of humans and animals

Spongebob’s pet snail Gary and his kind are apparently unaccounted for in current climate change models. Already, they are extinct from the minds of scientists working on the effects of climate change, and that got to stop.

US chain stores sales rose by 2.5pct in the latest week compared with a year ago according to Redbook Research. And in Germany industrial production dropped by 2.9pct in December, taking annual growth down to just 0.9pct, the lowest since late 2009.

The Australian Dollar rallied to its highest level in six months versus its US Counterpart after the Reserve Bank of Australia surprised markets, keeping the official cash rate unchanged at 4.25 percent.

Want to store up to 2000 years of iTunes music? You would think that’s impossible but you haven’t met the new supercomputer installed at the University of Western Australia (UWA).

Biofuel may soon power the US Navy, as it eyes a technology being developed by researchers at the Queensland University of Technology.

Obama thinks his tax policies are an extension of faith, saying that Jesus would support his plan to impose a higher effective tax rate on higher-income Americans. But many are crying foul over his remarks.

A quick preview of the key economic events for the upcoming week!

With the effects of climate change, which is mainly attributed to carbon emissions, gaining urgency, the search for alternative source of energy becomes more pressing. Acoustic fusion can potentially provide "green," inexpensive and virtually inexhaustible energy.

With the effects of climate change, which is mainly attributed to carbon emissions, gaining urgency, the search for alternative source of energy becomes more pressing. Acoustic fusion can potentially provide "green," inexpensive and virtually inexhaustible energy.

A new book is set to shake things up like Dan Brown’s “Da Vinci Code” when it hits shelves this March.