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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.

 

 


Orientation Week 2005 
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Remember watching ET: The Extra-Terrestrial?
Ever wondered how many ET civilisations are out there?

Cool Science

Why Do I want to Pee when I Jump into the Pool?
Water immersion is a technique employed by NASA to simulate and study the effects of a zero-g environment on astronauts.

Your Thyroid and You
Hormones, Disorders and Prevention. Consumption of salt in moderation could be your easiest prevention strategy of goitre.

How Eating Disorders can Harm You
Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating are the 3 main disorders resulting from unhealthy patterns of eating.

Neuroscience and Religion
Associating neuro-scientific findings with religious beliefs and an attempt to approach the ultimate truth about life.

Time and Eternity
Explore the key issues in the arena of time and their relationship to Religion and Science.

Helictites
The limestone formations found in caves that defy the universal principle of gravity, and we still have don't know how they form.

Current Affairs

Sculpting the World of the Future
Are 'designer children' the ideal solution for the prevention of Genetic Disorders?

History of Science

A Great French Scientist's Contributions to the World of Science
Bio-Riddle: Who Am I? My discoveries and cures included the process of pasteurization, vaccines for chicken cholera, rabies, anthrax and ways of preventing silkworm diseases.

 

Note: These articles have been composed and edited by students of UNSW. We have done our best to acknowledge all sources of information used in writing these articles. All pictures are used with copyright permission.

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