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24 September 2021

Student pioneers COVID-19 communication with cutting-edge tech

Research into developing a real-time suburb-by-suburb view of COVID-19 cases in New South Wales has earnt science PhD candidate Jamie Simpson accolade from global industry leader.

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23 September 2021

New variety of faba bean released by scientists

University of Sydney scientists have released a new faba bean variety called FBA Ayla, providing an improved faba bean for growers in the northern New South Wales and southern Queensland region.

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20 September 2021

Male seahorses develop placentas to support their growing babies

Male seahorses incubate their embryos inside a pouch and, until now, it was unclear how embryos breathed inside this closed structure. A new study examines how pregnant male seahorses provide oxygen to, and remove carbon dioxide from, their embryos.

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10 September 2021

Gelion's batteries will mean manufacturing jobs in Sydney. Image: Inside the Gelion lab

University spin-out Gelion to make next-gen batteries in Sydney

Professor Thomas Maschmeyer is turning foundational science into commercial solutions to meet the challenges of the renewable energy transition. And it means high-tech, green jobs in Western Sydney.

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09 September 2021

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Butterflies feed on live young to steal chemicals for 'wedding gifts'

For the first time, milkweed butterflies have been sighted feeding on live caterpillars - their own species' young. Researchers suggest they do this to increase their supply of mating pheromones.

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08 September 2021

Science student’s opportunity to walk with the animals

Volunteer opportunities and a unique student experience at Sydney’s iconic Taronga Zoo have fueled the dreams for one University of Sydney conservation student.

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07 September 2021

The University of Sydney secures $8 million in new CRC-P funding

The University of Sydney has secured over $8 million in Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grant funding to develop electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, advance hydrogen storage capabilities and support the nation’s visually impaired communities.

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03 September 2021

Hydrogen embrittlement in steel and a cure in atom probe tomography

Add carbon to iron, you get steel. Add hydrogen to steel, you get a potential catastrophe. The condition is hydrogen embrittlement and it has so far resisted all attempts at an answer. Professor Julie Cairney is looking closely at the problem.

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University spin-out Gelion to make next-gen batteries in Sydney

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Hydrogen embrittlement in steel and a cure in atom probe tomography

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Student pioneers COVID-19 communication with cutting-edge tech

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Male seahorses develop placentas to support their growing babies

University spin-out Gelion to make next-gen batteries in Sydney

Butterflies feed on live young to steal chemicals for 'wedding gifts'

Science student’s opportunity to walk with the animals

The University of Sydney secures $8 million in new CRC-P funding

Hydrogen embrittlement in steel and a cure in atom probe tomography

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