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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.

 

 


National Science Week 2005 
Cool Science

Flash Media
Flash is a powerful tool even for beginners. With further development, it can be safe to say that the future of information technology is heading in a positive direction.

Ever wondered if there is more to the Galaxy then Earth?
This is a collection of reviews discussing about astronomy articles.

Bionic Ear
The report gives an introduction on how the Bionic Ear operates, and presents an analyses and discussion of the social and ethical implications connected to the Bionic Ear.

Video Conferencing
It is believed that it would become part of our everyday life since the introduction of the 3G mobile indicated that video conferencing is slowly blending into our way of communicating.

Drugs in Sports: The Problems, The Solutions and The Future
The abuse of drugs in sport has become an increasing problem in recent decades, although substance use and abuse to improve sporting performance has been reported as far back in history as ancient Greek and Roman times.

Ebola Virus Vaccine Development
The development of an Ebola vaccine, and the research surrounding it, are undoubtedly fascinating areas of immunological research. Unfortunately definitive answers regarding the efficacy of developed vaccines will not be known until further outbreaks of the virus occur.

Immunopathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis
The trigger to this disease is yet to be identified, and the initiation mechanism yet to be determined, Multiple Sclerosis is an interesting disease to investigate from an immunological perspective.

The Digital Age - The Age of Technology Revamped
Are we wasting our time with technology? Do we spend so much time, money and energy in making things more efficient, that we forget that things would be so easy without it.

Current Affairs

Censorship
Internet censorship presents a stiff challenge for the cyberspace. If there is no proper planning, the cyberspace may well be flooded with obscene, rude and indecent, rather than useful and entertaining materials.

Privacy and Anonymity
Privacy is a fundamental right for all of humanity; a right, which can never be taken away, or can it?

Security and Encryption
Security and encryption are incredibly powerful tools that allows one to enjoy privacy in cyberspace.

History of Science

 

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.

Acknowledgements
As Managing Editors of 2005 (Sharon Chen and Disha Miglani), we would like to thank the Production Team for Issue 5. Special Thanks to technical support Mandy Seet and support editors David Lopez, Ben Chia and Kavitha Arun.

Contribute to OnSET: We are currently looking for articles to be published for future issues. Do you have an interesting report, assignment, or project lying around? Send it in. If you would like to refine your work or write a new piece, please see the section on submissions regarding guidelines for submitting your articles. Email your contributions to onset@unsw.edu.au.

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