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Monday 15 July 2024
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Environment and Energy
If you don’t like looking at wind farms, why not build them at sea?
Pushing wind farms offshore would seem to circumvent the main objections to wind turbines on land whilst enabling the renewable energy sector an opportunity to grow, writes Professor Clive Schofield.
Science and Technology
Engineering a solution to rustic art
An artistic representation of the relationship between Australia and Japan has been salvaged from decay thanks to the expertise of UOW materials engineers.
Education
UOW joins global social learning community
A global audience with a thirst for knowledge will have the opportunity to tap into research-based education.
Arts and Culture
SBS Radio should look to its past to nurture its future
For some 40 years, SBS Radio broadcasters have delivered homeland news to migrants, mediated Australian politics and culture, and provided a platform for Australia’s 200 or so ethnic communities. The most multicultural broadcaster in the world, going to air in 74 languages, its promulgation of social cohesion in an era of heightened ethnic and religious tensions provides lessons not just for Australia, but for any multicultural society.
Science and Technology
3D printed flutes set to revolutionise the music industry
UOW is exploring the potential for 3D printing to change the music industry through the creation of custom-designed flutes that can play a variety of microtonal tunings unavailable on standard instruments.
Science and Technology
Finger trap hits the right nerve in winning Pitch
Spinning yarns and ancient practical jokes have inspired a way to heal diseased and damaged nerves.