UNSW researcher receives $16m to build a motor made from proteins
06 Nov 2020
In an Australian first, UNSW Sydney’s Paul Curmi will use a European Research Council Synergy grant to develop an artificial biological molecular engine.
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Playing detective on a galactic scale: huge new dataset will solve Milky Way mysteries
Playing detective on a galactic scale: huge new dataset will solve Milky Way mysteries
06 Nov 2020
The Australian-led GALAH project has released chemical information for 600,000 stars.
Sea sponge helps scientists unravel 700 million-year-old mystery of evolution
Sea sponge helps scientists unravel 700 million-year-old mystery of evolution
06 Nov 2020
A jelly-like sea sponge has helped shed light on an elusive part of the human genome, with implications for biomedical research and healthcare.
Two outstanding winners awarded Australian Mental Health Prize
Two outstanding winners awarded Australian Mental Health Prize
05 Nov 2020
Scientia Professor Gordon Parker and Professor Helen Milroy are winners of the 2020 Australian Mental Health Prize.
An age of anxiety and drug use in COVID-19
An age of anxiety and drug use in COVID-19
05 Nov 2020
People are more likely to turn to drugs in times of heightened stress and anxiety, says UNSW’s Dr George Dertadian.
Methamphetamine and heroin availability down since March, prices up: survey
Methamphetamine and heroin availability down since March, prices up: survey
05 Nov 2020
Illicit drugs are harder to get and cost more since the coronavirus pandemic, says UNSW Sydney’s National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
How Australia can reap the benefits and dodge the dangers of the Internet of Things
How Australia can reap the benefits and dodge the dangers of the Internet of Things
05 Nov 2020
The Internet of Things will transform industry, agriculture, and our cities. But we need to consider carefully the risks as well as the rewards.
Can Joe Biden win from home?
Can Joe Biden win from home?
04 Nov 2020
If Joe Biden wins the US presidency, he will have succeeded where other vice-presidents have failed.
UNSW researchers awarded more than $9 million in government funding
UNSW researchers awarded more than $9 million in government funding
04 Nov 2020
Grants for early career researchers will support innovation in fields of science, technology, engineering, law and arts.
DIY urbanism: when citizens take on city planning
DIY urbanism: when citizens take on city planning
04 Nov 2020
When public space just isn’t doing its job, the public will take matters into their own hands.