Science & Tech

Extreme weather events could help buffer beaches from the impact of sea-level rise, new study finds

19 May 2022

A new study from the UNSW Water Research Lab has shown that extreme weather events could help buffer beaches from the impact of sea-level rise – by bringing in new sand from deeper waters or from nearby beaches.

'Night-time solar' technology can now deliver power in the dark

17 May 2022

Innovative research from a UNSW team shows Earth’s radiant infrared heat can be used to generate electricity, even after the sun has set.

Humans have big plans for mining in space – but there are many things holding us back

16 May 2022

There’s a lot of technological progress required before off-Earth mining operations can be considered feasible.

A tiny pygmy mountain-possum peers from behind a tree stump inside the Secret Creek breeding facility

Mountain pygmy-possums find new home at Lithgow breeding facility

16 May 2022

After decades in the making, the plan to breed mountain pygmy-possums and reintroduce them into lowland rainforests has begun.

the aftermath of a severe storm damaging beachfront property

Extreme storms could help protect beaches from sea level rise: study

13 May 2022

Deep sand movements stirred up by intense storms may offset some of the impacts of coastal erosion caused by sea level rise.

A manuscript page of an ancient Hindu text

AI, philosophy and religion: what machine learning can tell us about the Bhagavad Gita

13 May 2022

Using machine learning, we analysed meaning and feeling in different translations of an ancient Hindu holy text.

8 things you never knew about mining on Mars, the Moon... and even asteroids!

12 May 2022

Off-earth mining will be crucial if the dream of building cities in space is to become a reality.

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Australia could rapidly shift to clean transport – if we had a strategy. So we put this plan together

11 May 2022

We’re lagging behind on the shift to electric vehicles and clean transport. Here’s what we need to do.

UNSW secures $70 million to advance next-gen materials

11 May 2022

Australian research group will invest the next decade to advance the nation’s composite technologies capability and establish a world-leading industry.

3d rendered illustration of parallel universes in many worlds interpretation of quantum physics

How physics can help us make sense of multiverse madness

09 May 2022

A quantum mechanics interpretation can help us comprehend the hypothetical existence of many worlds.

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