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Friday 21 August 2026
Hack the Gong challenge puts Illawarra’s innovators to the test at iAccelerate
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Ben Quilty, Guan Wei works among treasures available at UOW Art Auction
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Fashion first: Researchers knit ‘talking’ textiles
In a world-first, UOW researchers have weaved their magic to create a new form of functional fashion by using conventional knitting techniques.
Science and Technology
PetaJakarta.org featured in World Disasters Report
System that turns Tweets about flooding into valuable data is featured in this year’s World Disasters Report.
Science and Technology
Physics buff helping to create next-generation electronics
Meet the PhD student whose cutting-edge work on superconductors is helping to create new materials and electronics.
Science and Technology
Community support advances potential life-saving device
An implantable lifesaving device that ultimately leaves no trace in the human body may be one step closer to reality thanks to the generosity of the Illawarra community.
Science and Technology
UOW signs on with prestigious Japanese research group
A two-decade-long partnership between researchers at UOW and a prestigious Japanese institute is furthering materials for sustainable energy and development.
Science and Technology
Data is the new oil
Writing for The Nation, Dr Rohan Wickramasuriya, a Research Group Leader at the SMART Infrastructure Facility, argues that big and small data has the potential to fuel economic development.