Virtual intelligent design is a world-first for operatic rehearsals
21 Apr 2020
Researchers will revolutionise ways of working as well as reducing labour and logistic costs.
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No more negotiating: new rules could finally force Google and Facebook to pay for news
No more negotiating: new rules could finally force Google and Facebook to pay for news
21 Apr 2020
As news media revenues tumble still further amid the COVID-19 recession, the government has pledged mandatory rules to force tech giants to pay for using news content.
Spatial distancing rules for health workers may be insufficient: review
Spatial distancing rules for health workers may be insufficient: review
21 Apr 2020
Current advice for COVID-19 health workers is based on the assumption that droplets bearing the virus travel no further than 2 metres and do not remain in the air. The body of published evidence suggests otherwise.
Actions to avoid unemployment in a post-coronavirus economy
Actions to avoid unemployment in a post-coronavirus economy
20 Apr 2020
The federal government should do five key things to keep more people working, says UNSW Business School labour markets expert Raja Junankar.
COVID-19 experts available for comment
COVID-19 experts available for comment
20 Apr 2020
UNSW has a wide range of experts available for comment on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Self-aligning microscope smashes limits of super-resolution microscopy
Self-aligning microscope smashes limits of super-resolution microscopy
20 Apr 2020
An ultra-precise microscope that surpasses the limitations of Nobel Prize-winning super-resolution microscopy will let scientists directly measure distances between individual molecules.
Australia’s COVID-19 contact tracing app must not be pseudo-voluntary
Australia’s COVID-19 contact tracing app must not be pseudo-voluntary
20 Apr 2020
Australian governments need to demonstrate that any proposed contact tracing app is necessary, proportionate and voluntary with appropriate legal guarantees, says UNSW professor of law and information systems.
Open letter from 122 Australian economists: don't sacrifice health for 'the economy'
Open letter from 122 Australian economists: don’t sacrifice health for ‘the economy’
20 Apr 2020
Leading Australian economists in four countries have signed an open letter calling on the national cabinet to think carefully before easing restrictions ‘for the sake of ‘the economy’.
Anzac biscuits, battles and a great Australian isolation bake-off
Anzac biscuits, battles and a great Australian isolation bake-off
20 Apr 2020
Anzacs biscuits are the perfect treat to bake in COVID-19 isolation. Recipes emerged from another world-changing crisis, the first world war, yet we can still bake together online.
Vital Signs: APRA's extraordinary gift to banks under pressure to pay dividends
Vital Signs: APRA’s extraordinary gift to banks under pressure to pay dividends
17 Apr 2020
APRA is allowing the big four banks to coordinate in a way that might otherwise be illegal.