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OnSET Issue 6 launches for UNSW Info Day 2006!

Worldwide Day in Science
University students from around the world are taking a snapshot of scientific endeavour.

View A Day in the Life of Science in Australia 2005.

Sunswift III
The UNSW Solar Racing Team is embarking on an exciting new project, to design and build the most advanced solar car ever built in Australia.

Outreach Centre for Sciences
UNSW Science students can visit your school to present an exciting Science Show or planetarium session.

South Pole Diaries
Follow the daily adventures of UNSW astronomers at the South Pole and Dome C through these diaries.

 

 


Science in the City 2004 
A part of National Science Week 2004
Are nanites the harbinger of doom, or will they bring a new dawn for humanity?

Cool Science

The Magic Eye
How do Magic Eye pictures allow you to visualise a 3D object?

Visualising the tesseract
Now that you've mastered 3D vision, enter the fourth dimension!

Why do we say the things we do?
Slips-of-the-tongue may be embarrassing, but they provide insight into the mechanisms that underlie word production.


Current Affairs

Organ transplantation: the road ahead
With so many patients dying on waiting queues for human organs, transplanting animal tissue has been raised as an effective solution.


UNSW Research

Trampled underfoot
PhD student Wendy Laursen describes a model for investigating the effect of trampling on ecosystems in mangrove forests.

The science of reading

How do people read? Professor Macus Taft from the School of Psychology may have the answer.


History of Science

From Village Healer to Scientist
While natural products have been with us forever, new technologies are allowing scientists to isolate millions of new compounds.


Career Profile

Dr. Bryce Vissel
Once you learn the 'alphabet' of science, an exciting career exploring the unknown awaits!


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