Science & Tech

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’?

Pyschology of gift giving

17 Dec 2019

Does the perfect gift exist? Dr Lisa A Williams from UNSW School of Psychology gives her top tips for choosing the best gift.

Smart 'microrecycling' technology earns new funding

17 Dec 2019

Technology from UNSW that can reform waste into new materials is closer to commercialisation thanks to new NSW government funding.

UNSW Engineering's 2019: from quantum computing to rockets

16 Dec 2019

From world-leading research to our student-led projects, we look back on the most-read stories of UNSW Engineering in 2019

Scientists find cheaper way to make hydrogen energy out of water

11 Dec 2019

Scientists show how using only water, iron, nickel and electricity can create hydrogen energy much more cheaply than before.

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