In the Eye of a Ferocious Stellar Cyclone: Bizarre Secrets of a Ticking Time-Bomb Star
While on COVID lockdown, a University of Sydney undergraduate honors student has written a research paper on a star system dubbed one of the “exotic…
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Testing Underway for Novel DNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Delivered via Needle-Free System
Partnership to test SARS-CoV2 DNA vaccine in healthy Australians. The University of Sydney is testing a novel DNA-based COVID-19 vaccine with the goal of being…
Angels in Disguise: Angelfish Produce Hybrid Offspring More Than Any Other Coral Reef Species
There Are Many More Angelfishes in the Sea Why do some fish species form hybrids while others don’t? In attempting to answer this question, new…
Quantum Algorithm Developed to Characterize Noise Across Large-Scale Quantum Computers
Australian and North American physicists display rigorous, scalable diagnostic tool. Noise is the main obstacle to building large-scale quantum computers. To tame the noise (interference…
The Stars That Time Forgot: Remnant of Strange Dismembered Star Cluster Discovered at Galaxy’s Edge
Led by PhD student Zhen Wan and his supervisor Professor Geraint Lewis, an international team of astronomers has found a shredded globular cluster on the…
How Genetic ‘Fingerprints’ of First COVID-19 Cases Help Manage Pandemic in Australia
Genomic data from COVID-19 cases in the first 10 weeks of Australia’s outbreak proved vital to understanding the trajectory of the disease and has an…
A New Law in Laser Physics Could Make Eye Surgery Simpler – High Energy Pulses in a Trillionth of a Second
New soliton laser pulses deliver high energy in a trillionth of a second. By revisiting a simple type of laser, scientists have discovered a way…
Lock Up Your Pet Cat, It’s a Killing Machine
Every year an average pet cat kills 110 native animals. Roaming pet cats kill 390 million animals per year in Australia, including reptiles, birds and…
Light, Fantastic: The Path Ahead for Faster, Nanoscale Photonic Computer Processors
Australian and German researchers build modular bridge design for nanoscale photonic chip. Photonic chips have huge potential for the future of computers and telecommunications. Australian…
Scientists Surprised When They Examine Stomach Contents of Great White Sharks and Find Out What They Really Eat
Understanding how sharks feed is vital for managing human interactions. The first-ever detailed study of the diets of great white sharks off the east Australian…
COVID-19 Could Be a Seasonal Illness – Recurring in Periods of Lower Humidity
A study conducted in Sydney during the early epidemic stage of COVID-19 has found an association between lower humidity and an increase in locally acquired…
How a Quantum Physicist Invented New Code to Achieve What Many Thought Was Impossible
Error suppression opens pathway to universal quantum computing. A scientist at the University of Sydney has achieved what one quantum industry insider has described as…
Cheap Renewable Energy a Step Closer As Next-Generation Solar Cells Pass Strict International Tests
Perovskite crystals could underpin cheap renewable energy. Australian scientists have for the first time produced a new generation of experimental solar energy cells that pass…
For the First Time Astronomers Identify a Rhythm of Life in Pulsating Stars
Through the noise, a class of stars reveals its inner workings; poor ‘social distancing’ identified using NASA space telescope. By listening to the beating hearts…
Scientists Buzzing Over Virgin Birth and Genetic Mystery That’s Been Solved
Researchers discover a gene in honey bees that causes virgin birth. In a study published on May 7, 2020, in Current Biology, researchers from University…
Diet Can Change the Way Sugar Tastes – Here’s the Science Behind It
Learning and tasting are controlled by the same molecules, animal studies show. The food animals eat can change how they perceive future food. This response…
Unlocking the Genetic Code of the Novel Coronavirus: How COVID-19 Made the Leap From Animals to Humans
The genetic quest to understand COVID-19 will help us prevent other diseases. How the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 made the leap from animals…
Surprising Impact on Fat Metabolism: How Intermittent Fasting Changes Liver Enzymes and Helps Prevent Disease
Research on mice reveals surprising impact on fat metabolism. Researchers in Australia have used state-of-the-art analytical tools to understand how intermittent fasting works on the…