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Tuesday 29 April 2025
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Rising seas threaten to drown important mangrove forests, unless we intervene
Mangroves put their roots down where few other plants will, writes Dr Kerrylee Rogers and team.Â
Challenge-led funding for research of global importance
Projects to design smart garments for mining and emergency workers, develop new cancer drugs and create a multi-sensory room for people with disabilities have been awarded funding in the latest round of seed funding from UOW.Â
Global warming trumps 1,800 years of cooling
Scientists find man-made global warming has triggered a reversal of natural ocean cooling.Â
Developing advanced steels for a green nuclear-powered future
A UOW researcher is working on new materials that could help make green nuclear power possible.Â
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.