Science & Tech

Fastest Silicon Spin Two-qubit Gate

22 Jul 2019

The team of physicists at UNSW Sydney led by 2018 Australian of the Year Professor Michelle Simmons have built a super-fast version of the central building block of a quantum computer. The research is a milestone result of a vision first outlined by scientists 20 years ago.

Dog owners could take the lead on dingo conservation with a ‘Fido fund’

18 Jul 2019

The cost of management of Australia's native dog could be shared among dog lovers.

Dancing with the enemy

18 Jul 2019

Scientia Fellow Angelica Merlot is determined to outmanoeuvre some of the deadliest cancers.

Taller, faster, better, stronger. Wind towers are only getting bigger

18 Jul 2019

A proposal for 270m tall wind turbines on Robbins Island in Tasmania has ruffled some feathers – but here's why towering turbines are here to stay.

200 times faster than ever before: the speediest quantum operation yet

18 Jul 2019

A group of physicists at UNSW Sydney have built a super-fast version of the central building block of a quantum computer. The research is the milestone result of a vision first outlined by scientists 20 years ago.

Students make real difference to hospitals of Uganda, Cambodia

15 Jul 2019

UNSW students involved with the Engineering World Health Summer Institute program make record number of repairs in Ugandan and Cambodian hospitals.

Arctic ice loss is worrying, but the giant stirring in the South could be even worse

12 Jul 2019

Some 58 metres of sea level rise is locked up in Antartica's ice sheets, and it's melting faster than expected.

UNSW boasts two of Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers for 2019

10 Jul 2019

UNSW Associate Professor Xiaojing Hao and UNSW alumnus Julian O’Shea have been celebrated as some of the country’s most innovative engineers

Why developing nuclear weapons is an unrealistic option for Australia

10 Jul 2019

Developing nuclear weapons requires technological and industrial capabilities that Australia simply does not have at the moment. The political will may be lacking, too.

Cave secrets unlocked to show past drought and rainfall patterns

08 Jul 2019

Global trends in cave waters identify how stalagmites reveal past rainfall and drought patterns.

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