Science and Engineering

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Science and Engineering episodes

September 18, 2019 Cloning Bush Medicine
You could call him the Microscopic Medicine Man. UNSW’s Professor Brett Neilan, a microbiologist who thinks he’s found the secret behind some of the world’s most successful bush medicines -- and how to save them for the future.
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May 02, 2019 The Prosperous Greenhouse Part Two
Dr Ben McNeil from the UNSW Climate Change
Research Centre on how some businesses are way ahead in planning for a
low carbon future.
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May 02, 2019 Global Warming: Science and the Message
When you hear the words "Climate Change", what do you think of - last week's, thunderstorm, or something longer-term? Do you think the media gives credence to climate change deniers?

In this video Dr Ben Newell from UNSW's School of Psychology talks about the difficulties for climate scientists in cutting through misconception and misinformation to get their messages across.

Dr Newell has written a paper on the Psychology of Global Warming with Professor Andy Pitman of the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre.
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May 01, 2019 Charting the garbage patches of the sea
Just how much plastic is there floating around in our oceans? Dr Erik van Sebille from UNSW's Climate Change Research Centre has completed a study of ocean "garbage patches", and has found that in some regions the amount of plastic outweighs that of marine life.

MORE INFO:

http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/7/4/044040

UNSW Climate Change Research Centre:

http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/7/4/044040

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May 01, 2019 Low cost solar cells
UNSW Australia Scientia Professor Stuart Wenham on how the revolutionary application of hydrogen based technology in the production of solar cells significantly improves their efficiency while simultaneously driving down production costs. Prof Wenham's research has been awarded the prestigious Institution of Engineering and Technology's (IET) A F Harvey Engineering Research Prize of £300,000 ($A560,000).

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May 01, 2019 Man vs Wild
Produced by animation students from the University of New South Wales for Leadership Networks for Climate Change.
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October 09, 2014 Hy-Cycle - Australia's first fuel cell bike
UNSW researchers have built an Australian-first bicycle that can take riders up to 125 kilometres on a single battery charge and $2 of hydrogen - proof that hydrogen power is viable right now. Associate Professor Kondo-Francois Aguey-Zinsou and his team have developed a method of compacting 100 litres of hydrogen to just 50 grams, a key achievement in providing portable energy.

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October 09, 2014 Hy-Cycle - Australia's first fuel cell bike
UNSW researchers have built an Australian-first bicycle that can take riders up to 125 kilometres on a single battery charge and $2 of hydrogen - proof that hydrogen power is viable right now. Associate Professor Kondo-Francois Aguey-Zinsou and his team have developed a method of compacting 100 litres of hydrogen to just 50 grams, a key achievement in providing portable energy.

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July 09, 2014 Young Entrepreneurs - Pocketfire
Firefighters still rely on paper-based maps to deal with fire incidents;
these maps are distributed at the start of each shift and are usually out of
date by the time firefighters get them. PocketFire
is a a real-time mapping and data collection solution for mobile devices that
allows firefighters to use their own smartphones or tablets to generate and
share real time maps and other crucial information of incidents.
UNSW's David Morrison maps it out for us.
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July 09, 2014 Young Entrepreneurs - Framefish
Online shopping for glasses offers convenience, choice and low prices,
but it's hard to know if what you’re buying will actually suit your face. Framefish is virtual try-on software
that allows you to upload a photo of your face so you can see exactly what
you’ll look like in your new specs.
UNSW's Peter Anderson takes us through his app.
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