Quantum engineers from UNSW Sydney have removed a major obstacle that has stood in the way of quantum computers becoming a reality. They discovered a new technique they say will be capable of controlling millions of spin ...
Quantum Physics
Aug 13, 2021
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A UNSW mathematician has revealed the origins of applied geometry on a 3700-year-old clay tablet that has been hiding in plain sight in a museum in Istanbul for over a century.
Mathematics
Aug 4, 2021
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3142
Biochar can boost crop yields in poor soils and help stop the effects of climate change, study finds. So why aren't we using it more?
Environment
Aug 4, 2021
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Recent findings, with important implications for ocean biogeochemistry and climate science, have been published by Nature Communications in a paper by Associate Professor Mark Holzer from UNSW Science's School of Mathematics ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 16, 2021
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The city park may be an artificial ecosystem but it plays a key role in the environment and our health, the first global assessment of the microbiome in city parks has found.
Ecology
Jul 12, 2021
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235
A surprising study on the behavior of unrelated lizards demonstrates how evolution can lead to different species learning the same skills.
Evolution
Jul 2, 2021
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If we are to reduce net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, we haven't made a good start. Governments, industry and individuals need to do much more, a new study shows.
Environment
Jun 30, 2021
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Blue whales may be the biggest animals in the world, but they're also some of the hardest to find.
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2021
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725
An international study led by UNSW researchers has mapped one of the most intact and complete dog genomes ever generated.
Plants & Animals
Jun 1, 2021
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A population of bridled nailtail wallabies in Queensland has been brought back from the brink of extinction after conservation scientists led by UNSW Sydney successfully trialled an intervention technique never before used ...
Plants & Animals
May 24, 2021
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