Science & Tech

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A UNSW-led team of researchers has developed a new class of biosensor that can detect exceptionally small traces of contaminants in liquids.

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Food scientists at UNSW are minimising the adverse health effects of allergens in milk and other food products by developing innovative processing techniques that alter the properties of allergenic proteins.

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Two UNSW-developed technologies have been recognised with Collaborative Innovation Awards at the Cooperative Research Centres Association conference in Adelaide this week.

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New research by a team of scientists shows that black carbon aerosols and ozone, both man-made pollutants, are most likely pushing the boundary of the tropics further poleward.

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A trailblazer in biomedical engineering and a role model for aspiring female engineers, Professor Anne Simmons from UNSW is a finalist for the 2012 NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year Award.

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A new study has found that record high sea-surface temperatures off northern Australia were also responsible for the downpour that devastated much of Queensland in December 2010.

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While certain aspects of last week's budget were welcomed by the higher education sector, it missed the mark on Australia's research performance, writes Les Field.

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The Australian Academy of Science has presented three UNSW academics with early career awards, in recognition of their contribution to the fields of medicine, mathematics and earth sciences.

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When it comes to pool, there’s nothing worse than a shonky table: a new study has found the same goes at the nano-scale, where the “billiard balls” are electrons moving across a “table” made of semiconductor gallium arsenide.

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Now that NASA has stopped funding Australia for near-Earth asteroid research, we’ll watch on as the rest of the world takes the next step in space exploration, writes Duncan Steele.

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