How do you measure bridge safety? We’ll cross that one when we come to it
05 Sep 2022
A tiny vehicle equipped with sensors that drives back and forth across bridges to gather safety data could change the way bridges are maintained.
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Sniffing out lung disease takes this year's 3 Minute Thesis top prize
Sniffing out lung disease takes this year’s 3 Minute Thesis top prize
05 Sep 2022
Scientia PhD candidate Merryn Baker wowed judges with her presentation on diagnosing lung disease through breath analysis
UN report on Xinjiang abuses leaves no room for plausible deniability
UN report on Xinjiang abuses leaves no room for plausible deniability
02 Sep 2022
A UN report into the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China, says allegations of torture are ‘credible’.
The first Omicron-adapted COVID-19 boosters are coming
The first Omicron-adapted COVID-19 boosters are coming
02 Sep 2022
Several countries are preparing to distribute Omicron-adapted COVID-19 boosters. What does this mean for Australia?
Nuclear submarines not the first step to nuclear weapons, says UNSW expert
Nuclear submarines not the first step to nuclear weapons, says UNSW expert
02 Sep 2022
Dr Edward Obbard says AUKUS agreement won’t lead to Australia developing nuclear weapons.
The influence of megafires on estuaries, one of earth's most valuable biomes
The influence of megafires on estuaries, one of earth’s most valuable biomes
02 Sep 2022
Megafires like Australia’s 2019/20 Black Summer fires represent an emerging threat to estuarine and coastal ecosystems.
UNSW research examining violence awarded $2.5 million in funding
UNSW research examining violence awarded $2.5 million in funding
02 Sep 2022
Professor Tony Butler will lead a Centre for Research Excellence scheme which will investigate the profiling, prediction and prevention of violence.
$2m funds COVID research at UNSW including new RNA treatment
$2m funds COVID research at UNSW including new RNA treatment
31 Aug 2022
Researchers will investigate treatment measures for COVID-19 infection and the aerosol transmission of SARS-COV-2.
Four Eureka Prizes awarded to UNSW researchers
Four Eureka Prizes awarded to UNSW researchers
01 Sep 2022
Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla, Professor Raina MacIntyre, The Environment Recovery Project and researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have all received prestigious 2022 Eureka Prize awards.
Good face recognisers can learn faces from fragments
Good face recognisers can learn faces from fragments
01 Sep 2022
Good with faces? New research suggests that your ability might be more akin to piecing together a jigsaw puzzle than taking a photograph.