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05 November 2024
Academics elected to the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
In recognition of their outstanding contributions to their fields, Professors Rae Cooper AO and Olivier Piguet have been elected as Fellows of the Academy.
25 October 2024
$6 million boost for industry research projects
The University of Sydney has secured $6 million from the Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) program to advance hydrogen storage and medicine discovery projects with industry partners.
24 October 2024
Sydney academics elected as fellows to the Australian Academy
Professors Vanessa Hayes and Tony Weiss AM have been elected as fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS) in recognition of their significant contributions to advancing health and medical research.
23 October 2024
Humanising AI could lead us to dehumanise ourselves
Claims of AI-powered empathy are misleading and can take advantage of people seeking companionship, write Dr Raffaele F Ciriello and Angelina Ying Chen for The Conversation.
23 October 2024
Earthquake on a chip: harnessing sound waves on the surface of a microchip
Removing electronics from microchips and using sound and light waves a path to create a new generation of high-tech devices in sensing and communications technology.
18 October 2024
PERIscope fast tracks research translation
Second cohort of PERIscope Commercialisation Award winners announced for scheme to put research on the express route to translation.
17 October 2024
Standing more may not reduce cardiovascular disease risk, could increase circulatory disease
Over the long-term, standing more compared with sitting does not improve cardiovascular health, and could increase the risk of circulatory issues related to standing, such as varicose veins and deep vein thrombosis.
16 October 2024
The AI sexbot industry is just getting started. It brings strange new questions - and risks
We should treat sexbot use like other potentially problematic behaviours such as gambling, writes Dr Raffaele F Ciriello for The Conversation.
10 October 2024
Over 160,000 new virus species discovered by AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been used to reveal details of a diverse and fundamental branch of life living right under our feet and in every corner of the globe.
09 October 2024
How to stop an elephant destroying your crops and trees
To deter an elephant, think like an elephant. Dr Patrick Finnerty uses methods developed to ward off hungry wallabies in Australia to see if they'll work on pachyderms in South Africa. The results are promising.