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16 May 2012
Naysayers may poke fun at the seemingly impossible costs of mining nearby celestial bodies, but as technologies continue developing, these pursuits will inevitably become a reality, argues Dr Leonhard Bernold.
16 May 2012
While certain aspects of last week's budget were welcomed by the higher education sector, it missed the mark on Australia's research performance, writes Les Field.
16 May 2012
The Australian Academy of Science has presented three UNSW academics with early career awards, in recognition of their contribution to the fields of medicine, mathematics and earth sciences.
15 May 2012
Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla, of the UNSW School of Materials Science and Engineering, has been appointed as a commissioner on the Australian Government's Climate Commission.
15 May 2012
Deep cracks in fertile agricultural soils can persist underground long after they have visibly sealed on the surface, new research has revealed.
14 May 2012
When it comes to pool, there’s nothing worse than a shonky table: a new study has found the same goes at the nano-scale, where the “billiard balls” are electrons moving across a “table” made of semiconductor gallium arsenide.
14 May 2012
A more streamlined process for recycling treated wastewater into our drinking supply could have prevented the Brisbane floods and could mitigate future risk, argues Dr Stuart Khan.
04 May 2012
A new bio-inspired approach to synthesising polymers will offer unprecedented control over the final polymer structure and yield advances in nanomedicine, researchers say.
04 May 2012
Direct attacks by introduced dingoes may have led to the extinction on the Australian mainland of the iconic marsupial predator, a new study suggests.
03 May 2012
Sheep-sized ancient relatives of modern-day wombats lived in Australia’s treetops 15 million years ago, according to new research led by Dr Karen Black from UNSW.
02 May 2012
While the NSW coal seam gas inquiry report identifies key risks to the protection of groundwater, several recommendations have missed the mark, a leading water expert says.
02 May 2012
Now that NASA has stopped funding Australia for near-Earth asteroid research, we’ll watch on as the rest of the world takes the next step in space exploration, writes Duncan Steele.
01 May 2012
UNSW engineers have started manufacturing implantable electronics ahead of planned patient tests of a functional bionic eye in 2013.
27 April 2012
The most surprising part of the ABC documentary "I can change your mind" was Nick Minchin’s choice of experts: they were all duds who would only influence the gullible, writes Michael Ashley.
26 April 2012
Scientists may not agree on the "balance" shown in a new ABC documentary on climate change, but giving a sceptic equal airtime to expose the weakness of their argument may not be such a bad thing, writes Michael Ashley.
23 April 2012
Oceanographer Dr Trevor McDougall is one of Australia’s most-awarded scientists and a newly elected Fellow of the Royal Society. He joins UNSW as a Professor in the Faculty of Science.
20 April 2012
A project to develop low-tech fish farming systems in Papua New Guinea is providing a new source of cheap food and income for thousands of people.
18 April 2012
Australia must stop backing every renewable energy option and make a public choice to back the one with the best prospects, write Elizabeth Thurbon and John Mathews.
17 April 2012
A state-of-the-art ocean model has been used to conduct the first detailed investigation of oceanic water flow between the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
17 April 2012
A more streamlined process to recycle wastewater could have saved Brisbane from severe flooding in 2011 and mitigated recent flood risks in NSW, a leading water expert says.
16 April 2012
Innovative research into powering a futuristic moon base will be presented by a UNSW undergraduate student at a prestigious space engineering conference in California this week.
13 April 2012
More than 60 Australian scientists are calling for greater transparency with the Murray-Darling Basin Plan to ensure the river system's long-term sustainability.
10 April 2012
Warmer water temperatures can greatly increase the reproductive capacity of a pest fish species, a new study has found.
03 April 2012
UNSW will sponsor and host four elite engineering students from India for a solar energy workshop, spawning cross-border collaborations with Australian students.
27 March 2012
Professor Rob Brooks considers the profound effect of the "opium of the masses" - rock and roll - and questions whether the art form has seen its final days.