Termites have achieved ecological dominance and now some of the ingredients for their success have been determined to lie in their unique gut microbiome 'factories' - which enable the creatures to eat wood, soil and other ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 8, 2018
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Physicists at the University of Sydney have found a 'quantum hack' that should allow for enormous efficiency gains in quantum computing technologies.
Quantum Physics
Feb 1, 2018
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A discovery by University of Sydney researchers could underpin a new class of implantable devices that provide biological signals to surrounding tissue for better integration with the body and reduced risk of infection.
Biochemistry
Jan 24, 2018
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61
A team of chemistry researchers from the University of Sydney Nano Institute has developed nanostructured surface coatings that have anti-fouling properties without using any toxic components.
Nanomaterials
Jan 17, 2018
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A University of Sydney team has solved a common problem in quantum sensing devices, which are used in biomedical imaging and have defence applications.
Quantum Physics
Dec 19, 2017
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Researchers at the University of Sydney have applied quantum techniques to understanding the electrolysis of water, which is the application of an electric current to H2O to produce the constituent elements hydrogen and oxygen.
Condensed Matter
Nov 7, 2017
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For the first time astronomers have measured how a galaxy's spin affects its shape.
Astronomy
Sep 11, 2017
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There is a rising risk of human and domestic animal exposure to deadly Hendra virus (HeV) carried by fruit bats in Eastern Australia due to human intrusion into their habitats, human proximity to woodlands and vegetation ...
Ecology
Aug 15, 2017
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The report finds that hydraulic failure, which is the inability of a plant to move water from roots to leaves to be almost universally present when trees died, while carbon starvation was a contributing factor roughly half ...
Environment
Aug 7, 2017
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144
A study of more than 2,500 people provides new evidence about the effects of luminance on the quality and consistency of our financial decision-making.
Economics & Business
Aug 4, 2017
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