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Bendy touchscreens

Nano-thin flexible touchscreens could be printed like newspaper

28 Jan 2020

Previously the stuff of science fiction, flexible, transparent touchscreens could soon become a reality.

Tap water

Diving into safe water practices

24 Jan 2020

We’re tapping into UNSW Engineering Professor Stuart Khan's expertise on water quality and how to keep your drinking water safe as the Australian bushfires continue.

Warragamba dam

Dwindling inflows into catchment areas – a water supply disaster in the making?

23 Jan 2020

A study by UNSW engineers suggests we should get used to water restrictions as modelling predicts inflows into natural reservoirs are set to decrease.

female engineer

Australia needs more engineers. And more of them need to be women

22 Jan 2020

Building a strong 'engineering identity' is a key step towards bringing more women into the field, a new report has found.

Young girl studying

New national taskforce to fight gender gap in engineering

21 Jan 2020

A new taskforce has launched a report that shows we need to change the perception of engineering in schools and society to increase gender diversity.

Platypus might become extinct

Platypus on brink of extinction

20 Jan 2020

New UNSW research calls for national action to minimise the risk of the platypus vanishing due to habitat destruction, dams and weirs.

Professor Stuart Khan

Look at me now: Stuart Khan on water recycling and Australia’s water future

15 Jan 2020

Stuart Khan is a Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering with expertise in water treatment processes.

climate change protest girl

In this new world of bushfire terror, I question whether I want to have kids

15 Jan 2020

Having fewer children is one of the most effective ways an individual can mitigate climate change.

bushfire kangaroo

A season in hell: bushfires push at least 20 threatened species closer to extinction

14 Jan 2020

In a matter of weeks, the fires have subverted decades of dedicated conservation efforts for many threatened species.

Elia Hauge after the last survey in Dharan

How Nepal benefits when women become active in water management

13 Jan 2020

Humanitarian engineering student Elia Hauge discovers that a changing demographic in Nepal has led to more women taking on active roles in managing water.

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