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Developing fuel moisture sensing satellites for fire management with Indigenous knowledge

In this collaborative project, researchers are working to develop future satellites for fire management by using traditional Indigenous knowledge and collaborating on remote sensing technology to help manage wildfires.

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Sunlight through clouds
Wednesday, 30 Oct 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

The risks of solar geoengineering will be magnified if critics are ignored and researchers are allowed to self-regulate.

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Farm machinery
Tuesday, 29 Oct 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

A technique known as “enhanced rock weathering” promises to remove billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere. But it’s crucial to be able to measure how much CO₂ is captured.

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Photos of Dr Gurdial Singh training for his trek to Everest Base Camp.
Monday, 28 Oct 2024
  • Academic profile

A lecturer at the School of Medicine and Psychology is going to new heights to raise money for new training equipment.

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hydro power plant
Friday, 25 Oct 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

Pumped hydro and batteries can easily provide all the storage needed for 100% renewable electricity generation, eliminating the need for polluting gas power plants.

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Man using whiteboard
Thursday, 24 Oct 2024
  • News

A new approach to creating materials that interact selectively with different twists in light greatly simplifies their fabrication, and could pave the way for advances in biosensing, photochemistry, and quantum optics.

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cake
Thursday, 24 Oct 2024
  • News

What happens when research rolls into the kitchen? These PhD students will tell you that you can have your cake and eat it too.

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Man with model ship
Wednesday, 23 Oct 2024
  • News

A team of scientists is about to set sail to the Japan Trench.

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Power station
Wednesday, 23 Oct 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

The energy stored in an atom can be released in two main ways: fission or fusion. Nuclear physicist, Professor Matthew Hole explains the difference between the two.

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background artificial intelligence
Tuesday, 22 Oct 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

What will the AI transformation really mean for science?

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