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Illawarra innovation takes centre stage at Parliament House
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Science and Technology
Oldest wooden artefacts ever found in East Asia reveal plant-based diet of ancient humans
Collection of sophisticated, 300,000-year-old tools found preserved in oxygen-deprived clay by global researchers
Environment and Energy, Research, Science and Technology
Researchers unlock a new era in low-energy electronics with remarkable breakthrough
Discovery places UOW at forefront of quantum materials, lays foundation for faster, cooler, more energy efficient computers and electronics
Research, Science and Technology
Ancient skeletons reveal the world’s first city Çatalhöyük was female-centred
UOW scientist helps decode 9,000-year-old genomes to understand gender dynamics, burial practices of ancient society
Research
Top 200 global university ranking reflects UOW’s all-round strengths
Strong gains across research, sustainability and internationalisation places UOW among world’s leading universities in QS World University Rankings
Law, Politics and Society
Researchers created a chatbot to help teach a university law class – but the AI kept messing up
Researchers developed an educational chatbot to help law students and save time. But the AI kept giving inaccurate, misleading and even incorrect feedback.
Health and Medicine, Science and Technology
Next-gen biobattery shrinks tumour, paving way for drug-free cancer treatments
In laboratory tests, tiny implantable battery reduces size of cancer tumour by 99 per cent in two weeks