by Nicholas Tisdale | Mar 16, 2022 | News, Tech & Research
Today on The Spot, Scarlett Lewis speaks with Aidan Gaffey of Smart Energy about the increasing number of Australians who are switching to renewable energy and how our energy systems cope with natural disasters such as the recent floods. Mr Gaffey spoke about the...
by Milly Phelps | Jun 7, 2021 | News, Tech & Research
Research engineers from the University of Wollongong (UOW) have joined forces to form a new network aimed at advancing women’s participation in engineering. Dr Marcella Bernardo Papini and Dr Mainã Portella Garcia established the Women’s Research Engineering Network...
by Eliza Lourenco | May 19, 2021 | News, Tech & Research
Feature photo: David Clode on Unsplash The death toll from unprovoked shark attacks rose to its highest level since 1934 last year. Research into the surge indicates the La Niña event and climate change may be responsible. A research paper from 2019 analysed...
by Emily Perkins | May 12, 2021 | News, Tech & Research
University of Wollongong and ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterial Science researchers have found seaweed molecules can help heal wounds. The scientists worked in collaboration with Venus Shell Systems to show the ‘magic molecules’ resemble those...
by Lleyton Hughes | May 12, 2021 | News, Tech & Research
University of Wollongong (UOW) Associate Professor Danielle Skropeta has been selected as one of the new Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) ambassadors. Professor Skropeta, the Deputy Director of Molecular Horizons and a member of the Royal...
by Britney Dukes | May 11, 2021 | News, Tech & Research
University of Wollongong researchers have created new artificial muscle by replicating the double helix DNA. This replica was created by using everyday materials, such as a sewing thread, which allowed the researchers to create small artificial muscles. For the...
