Science & Tech

The engineers helping us to see the real size of our environmental footprints

10 Jan 2020

The Industrial Ecology Virtual Laboratory is helping governments and businesses see that society has an environmental footprint extending far beyond its physical boundaries.

Bushfire-related power outages in summer

09 Jan 2020

Professor John Fletcher from UNSW Engineering explains the effects of bushfires on our energy infrastructure and how consumers can help prevent outages.

Drinking water under threat: water contamination risks this bushfire season

07 Jan 2020

Professor Stuart Khan from UNSW Sydney explains the immediate and long-term effects of bushfires on water quality.

The story of a wave: from wind-blown ripples to breaking on the beach

07 Jan 2020

There's much more to waves than the part you see at the beach. And it can all start hundreds, if not thousands, of kilometres from the shore.

Engineers ensuring Internet of Things devices work for, not against us

06 Jan 2020

UNSW engineers are exploring how Internet of Things devices will change our lives for the better, but not before they are made much more secure.

How to make your New Year’s resolutions work

20 Dec 2019

Why do New Year's resolution notoriously fail and how do we make sure we stick to them? Dr Lisa A Williams from UNSW School of Psychology explains the psychological reasons why your New Year's resolutions might actually work.

Food safety tips for Christmas

19 Dec 2019

How do we avoid foodborne illnesses this festive season? Associate Professor Julian Cox from UNSW School of Chemical Engineering knows a thing or two about food safety.

Most read science stories of 2019

18 Dec 2019

This year's most popular science stories took readers from melting Antarctic ice sounding the alarm on microbes and climate change, to a pest-proof fence to protect native wildlife in far western NSW, and early signs of life in ancient rocks in the Pilbara, WA.

Robot career guidance: AI may soon be able to analyse your tweets to match you to a job

18 Dec 2019

After analysing posts from 100,000 Twitter users, our research used big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence to reveal the hidden personality traits underpinning thousands of jobs.

New map reveals the hidden personality profiles of jobs

17 Dec 2019

Thousands of Australian students will get their Higher School Certificates this week – but how many will choose the ‘right career’?

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