July
Articles
31 July 2024
Hospitals worldwide are short of saline. Why can't we switch to other IV fluids?
Intravenous (IV) fluids, specifically saline and compound sodium lactate, are currently in short supply due to higher demand and manufacturing issues. Shoohb Alassadi, from the University of Sydney and her co-author explain why.
31 July 2024
Sydney plays crucial role in monitoring global genetic diversity
Nine countries took part in the study, led locally by Associate Professor Catherine Grueber. In Australia, genetic data is helping inform management of the numbat and other threatened species.
31 July 2024
New app aims to improve care for concussion patients
New research from several leading institutions, including the University of Sydney, will provide recovery guidance for thousands of volunteers from across the country as they contribute to the Australian Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Study (AUS-mTBI), which aims to understand and improve the care of people who experience concussion.
31 July 2024
What an exchange to Arnhem Land taught one Sydney student about the power of music
On exchange to Maningrida in the heart of Arnhem Land, Sydney Conservatorium of Music student and Awabakal/Garigal man Jake Magi learnt how music can help connect young people with education in remote Australia.
31 July 2024
Does Donald Trump really want to be a dictator?
David Smith, Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy in the Discipline of Government and International Relations, unpacks the language Donald Trump is using to address his Christian audience.
31 July 2024
How old housing and time of use electricity rates are leaving some households worse off
New research from Dr Lee White in the School of Social and Political Sciences suggests the energy efficiency of a person's home shapes how they respond to electricity rates that vary with time of use.
31 July 2024
Eureka Prize 2024 finalists announced
The awards honour researchers leading in their fields to tackle some of the world's most complex problems.
29 July 2024
Want to buy an electric car but unsure you can justify it? Here's how the arguments against EVs stack up
Most of the perceived barriers to EV uptake aren't really barriers at all, or soon won't be, write Professor John Rose and Dr Andrea Pellegrini for The Conversation.
26 July 2024
Tackling industrial emissions begins at the chemical reaction
University of Sydney researchers are proposing a new way to curb industrial emissions, by tapping into the "atomic intelligence" of liquid metals to deliver greener and more sustainable chemical reactions.
25 July 2024
Nitrogen emissions have a net cooling effect. But researchers warn against a climate solution.
An international team of researchers has found that nitrogen emissions from fertilisers and fossil fuels have a net cooling effect on the climate. But they warn increasing atmospheric nitrogen has further damaging effects on the environment, calling for an urgent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to halt global warming.