Science & Tech

a humanoid robot stands in front of a window in a space station above earth

Should we ban killer robots?

14 Feb 2022

Lethal autonomous weapons systems demand careful consideration but nightmare scenarios of the future won't become reality anytime soon, says a UNSW Canberra military ethicist.

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National parks are not enough – we need landholders to protect threatened species on their property

11 Feb 2022

Threatened species don’t just live in national parks. Almost half of their distributions are on private land.

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Five things you need to know about Green Hydrogen

11 Feb 2022

Green Hydrogen could play a big role in helping countries cut their CO2 emissions, but what exactly is it and how can it be used?

UNSW collaboration to fortify systems and prevent hacking

09 Feb 2022

UNSW has partnered with Secure Systems Research Center to implement ground-breaking cyber security technology.

Man standing in misty Tarcutta Hills Reserve

Queensland's vast private conservation areas are dangerously exposed to mining

02 Feb 2022

New research finds Queensland’s laws fail to protect private conservation areas from the hidden impacts of mining on groundwater.

DNA sample analysis times dramatically reduced thanks to new file format

02 Feb 2022

Nanopore sequence analysis can now be done more than 30 times faster, providing quicker and better specialised treatments for patients with cancer and other diseases.

Professors Paul Curmi and Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh

UNSW researchers receive distinct honours within the scientific community

27 Jan 2022

The American Association for the Advancement of Science has recognised UNSW academics for their contributions to the scientific enterprise.

Life savers in a surf rescue boat attempt a rescue in rough surf

'It's not their fault': study highlights risk factors behind South Asian migrant beach drownings

27 Jan 2022

Beach safety education needs to be better targeted at multi-cultural Australian migrant communities if drownings are to be avoided.

Asaad Serwan, Andrea Morello and Mateusz Mądzik among their quantum computing equipment

Quantum operations with 99% fidelity - the key to practical quantum computers

21 Jan 2022

UNSW Sydney-led research paves the way for large silicon-based quantum processors for real-world manufacturing and application.

Quantum computing in silicon hits 99 per cent accuracy

20 Jan 2022

UNSW Sydney-led research paves the way for large silicon-based quantum processors for real-world manufacturing and application.

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