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Climate explained: why don’t we have electric aircraft?

Electric cars, trains, trams and boats already exist. That logically leads to the question: why are we not seeing large electric aircraft? ... Not necessarily. While fully electric large aircraft require a major, yet-to-be-invented shift in energy storage
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/09/23/climate-explained--why-don-t-we-have-electric-aircraft-.html
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A dog's life

The current findings present a paradox. Desexing may reduce the numbers of unwanted dogs at large.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/05/03/a-dog-s-life.html
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Cybersecurity trends in 2020

Do governments and large service providers have proper incident response protocols in place to prevent such attacks?
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/01/07/cybersecurity-trends-in-2020.html
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A Q&A with Nalini Joshi

If you take a limit where the number of discs becomes arbitrarily large, then you see a fractal called Sierpinski’s gasket.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/03/24/nalini-joshi-interview.html
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Why data-driven science is more than just a buzzword

Take the search for new types of astronomical phenomena. Large data sets can yield unexpected results: some modern examples are the discovery of fast radio bursts by astronomer Duncan Lorimer and ... Take the search for new types of astronomical phenomena
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/05/11/Why-data-driven-science-is-more-than-just-a-buzzword.html
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Imaging study confirms differences in ADHD brains

The prestigious journal The Lancet has published a large study identifying differences in the brains of people diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ... So because there is more than one possible underlying mechanism
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/02/22/imaging-study-confirms-differences-in-adhd-brains.html
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Talking bots, taboo words and political slogans

Bots have been used to disseminate large amounts of information and most are benign, but some have been designed to deceive and manipulate opinion.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/06/11/talking-bots-taboo-words-and-political-slogans.html
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Will Australians ever give up Uber?

The company now finds itself without a large swathe of its executive leadership, and board members are also said to be jumping ship. ... It also has a large and growing market share, not to mention a reported net revenue of US$6.5 billion in 2016.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/06/27/will-australians-ever-give-up-uber-.html
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How to rock white sneakers without eco-guilt

Facilities need large amounts of water for treatment, and generate significant amounts of solid and liquid waste, which impacts soil and water health. ... Finally, the majority of leather is cowhide, which has a large environmental impact.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/12/14/how-to-rock-white-sneakers-without-eco-guilt.html