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Engineering and science research projects granted ARC Linkage Project funding

9 September 2022 -
Brickworks Building Products Pty Ltd, Austral Precast (NSW) Pty Ltd, and Hillside Engineering Pty Ltd to develop a new prefabricated composite brick-concrete panel technology by exploiting cutting-edge manufacturing capabilities. ... Researchers expect
www.sydney.edu.au/engineering/news-and-events/news/2021/08/10/engineering-and-science-research-projects-granted-arc-linkage-pr.html
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The impact of COVID19 on the Mental Wealth of Australia

2 September 2020 -
This is not a criticism of any one agency or government, nor is it an approach that is limited to mental health, it’s just a natural well-meaning response when ... products and services will deliver the best returns on investment, in which markets, at
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/09/02/the-impact-of-covid19-on-the-mental-wealth-of-australia.html
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NanoPitch STEM Driving Innovation for Sustainability

3 July 2024 -
It addresses one of the challenges of circular economy with kind to earth products to mitigate the impact of climate change. ... their energy consumption, and produce biomass as a new source of sustainable protein-rich food products.
www.sydney.edu.au/nano/news/events/2023/nanopitch-stem-driving-innovation-for-sustainability.html
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How plate tectonics have maintained Earth’s 'Goldilocks' climate

26 May 2022 -
For hundreds of millions of years, Earth’s climate has warmed and cooled with natural fluctuations in the level of carbon dioxide (CO) in the atmosphere. ... Rivers carry the dissolved minerals into the sea. Marine organisms then use the dissolved
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/05/26/how-plate-tectonics-have-maintained-earth-s--goldilocks--climate.html
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Why unis must prepare students to secure our food and the planet

16 December 2020 -
These range from organic and regenerative agricultural practices, focused on replicating natural processes, through to technology-driven precision farming and the emerging trend of using locally sourced inputs in circular farming ... outputs. Complex
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/12/16/university-must-prepare-students-food-security-environment-agriculture.html
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Net Zero Initiative Seed funding announced

2 August 2022 -
Identifying Net Zero Pathways for Advanced Carbon Materials and Products. Led by Professor Yuan Chen, Dr Benjamin Chivers, and Dr Li Wei. ... natural gas into hydrogen and high-quality graphite, using iron ore as a process catalyst.
www.sydney.edu.au/engineering/news-and-events/news/2022/06/27/net-zero-initiative-projects.html
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Stickers and wristbands aren’t a reliable way to prevent mosquito bites. Here’s why

31 January 2024 -
These products are sold online as well as in supermarkets, pharmacies and camping stores. ... Mosquitoes are a common pest during warmer months. How do other products work?
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2024/01/31/stickers-and-wristbands-aren-t-a-reliable-way-to-prevent-mosquit.html
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Three RACI awards for our chemistry researchers

9 December 2019 -
Her medal depicts and commemorates Henry George Smith, who made significant contributions to organic chemistry in Australia with his work on natural products.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/12/17/three-raci-awards-for-our-chemistry-researchers.html
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Biomedical engineering and the wonders of plasma technologies

29 April 2022 -
But there is a problem with Indium. It is mainly produced as a by-product of zinc mining and demand for zinc has been falling to the extent that it’s ... An added bonus for Akhavan, who is an avid hiker and lover of natural places (“It’s what I
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/04/29/biomedical-engineering-and-the-wonders-of-plasma-technologies.html
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MSJ series: the atmospheric politics of lively capital

11 January 2023 -
In 1896, Pierre Armand David, a French priest and naturalist, sent the first skins of ‘a strange black-and- white bear’ to Paris’ Natural History Museum. ... Labour in the bodily mode, affective labour is immersed in the somatic and the corporeal,
www.sydney.edu.au/sydney-environment-institute/news/2019/10/02/msj-series--the-atmospheric-politics-of-lively-capital.html