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Big solutions on the nanoscale

Tuesday November 30, 2021
Recently a venture capitalist has offered to help us spin a start-up company which will grow this scientific idea into a real product.
www.sydney.edu.au/engage/events-sponsorships/sydney-ideas/2021/sydney-nano-grand-challenges.html
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Unit

Manufacturing processes are also compared in terms of their level of energy consumption, natural resources used and level of pollution generated in the manufacture of products. ... LO3. Incorporate different manufacturing methodologies including
www.sydney.edu.au/units/MECH2460

Greenhouse gas removal - Net Zero Institute

2. reduction to high value-added products through standard intermediates such as ethanol and ethylene, and (ii) production of green methane and methanol. ... Sediment weathering is a natural process that sequesters carbon out of the atmosphere.
www.sydney.edu.au/net-zero-institute/our-research/greenhouse-gas-removal.html
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Running out of water

Monday April 03, 2023
By 2030 supply of natural resources will not meet demand. What can we do? ... South Wales government partners, Department of Planning and Industry, the Natural Resources Commission, the data analytics centre of New South Wales.
www.sydney.edu.au/engage/events-sponsorships/sydney-ideas/2020/water-resource-and-climate.html
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Groundbreaking study tests dietary supplements for diabetes prevention

18 October 2016 -
Researchers call for Sydney-based participants in unique trial. A world-first study led by the University of Sydney will investigate whether two commonly used over-the-counter natural medicines can ... Until now, most of the evidence surrounding
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/10/12/groundbreaking-study-tests-dietary-supplements-for-diabetes-prev.html
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Sustainable Development Goals

Our researchers have developed a biological growing process that uses mushrooms to turn organic waste into compostable products as a low-cost, sustainable solution to plastics. ... Our museums have the oldest natural history collection in Australia,
www.sydney.edu.au/about-us/vision-and-values/sustainable-development-goals.html
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Black Summer bushfire season cost farmers up to $5 billion

13 December 2021 -
billion. This massive hit to farmers and the food sector represents between 6 and 8 percent of agricultural gross domestic product (GDP). ... to bushfires and other natural disasters, which are becoming increasingly frequent, widespread and severe due
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/12/13/black-summer-2019-20-bushfires-cost-farmers-5-billion-australia.html
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New material created to clean up fossil fuel industry

7 July 2021 -
A significant amount of carbon is emitted during the refinement of crude oil to produce products like petroleum, gasoline and diesel.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/02/10/new-material-created-to-clean-up-fossil-fuel-industry.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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Algebra and structures - Faculty of Science

Key researchers:Complex systems are abound in the natural sciences, engineering and social sciences. ... language evolution, natural language processing, information spreading in social media, coupled oscillators and climate dynamics.
www.sydney.edu.au/science/our-research/research-areas/mathematics-and-statistics/algebra-and-structures.html