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Design of a silicon quantum computer chip

2017248 points145 comments Hardware & Electronics details

Engineers find neat way to turn waste carbon dioxide into useful material

2020123 points85 comments Science & Space details

Making catalysts to convert waste carbon dioxide into useful industrial products has been expensive and complicated – until now. UNSW engineers show it’s as easy as playing with Lego.

Mishap during experiment led quantum researchers to crack a 58-year-old puzzle

2020120 points20 comments Science & Space details

A mishap during an experiment led UNSW quantum computing researchers to crack a mystery that had stood since 1961.

UNSW researchers set record in solar energy efficiency

2014104 points32 comments Science & Space details

Solar engineers from UNSW's Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics have set a new world-record in solar energy efficiency, achieving an electricity conversion rate of over 40%.