Scientists at UNSW's School of Biomedical Engineering have discovered what speeds up the healing process.  Professor John Whitelock, Head of School at UNSW's Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, and Research Fellow Dr Megan Lord reveal that in studying white blood cells, a short form of the molecule perlecan was discovered which not only promotes healing, but could promote bone growth.

UNSW Associate Professor Leonhard Bernold and his student Aaron Bonnano believe they are ahead in the race to live and mine on the moon. The Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research (ACSER) is currently organising a workshop that will look at the possibility of Off Earth Mining on both the moon and asteroids. For more information please visit the workshop website - go to: http://www.acser.unsw.edu.au/events/space_mining.html (or click on the link at right).

Plans for coal seam gas mining across Australia are expanding rapidly, yet there are no national regulations in place and a lack of information as to the possible environmental impacts. Dr Stuart Khan, from UNSW's Water Research Centre, outlines the processes involved in coal seam gas mining and the subsequent implications for our groundwater.

This seminar explores the way in which the media communicates information to the public on important social issues. It asks where the line should be drawn in fair, honest and balanced media reporting on issues that can influence  public policy to the detriment or benefit of the general community. The panel session will be introduced and moderated by Associate Professor Teresa Senserrick,  Chair NSW Chapter, Australasian College of Road Safety & Transport and Road Safety (TARS) Research,...

Plans for coal seam gas mining across Australia are expanding rapidly, yet there are no national regulations in place and a lack of information as to the possible environmental impacts. Dr Stuart Khan, from UNSW's Water Research Centre, outlines the processes involved in coal seam gas mining and the subsequent implications for our groundwater. He also discusses ways that urban water supplies can be more sustainably managed through water recycling.

The unique landscape surrounding UNSW's Fowlers Gap Arid Zone Research Station near Broken Hill has drawn researchers from around the world for over 40 years, spawning over 300 PhDs and over 1,000 scientific papers. Australia's only arid zone research station, it has enough diverse ecosystems and habitats to provide a vital snapshot of Australia's interior. This is where the most extensive long-term research on the kangaroo has been carried out; indeed the kangaroo sequences for David...

In a remarkable feat of micro-engineering, UNSW physicists have created a working transistor consisting of a single atom placed precisely in a silicon crystal.

The suburb of Merewether in Newcastle is providing engineers with critical data that will inform emergency personnel on how to plan better for the floods which have wreaked havoc across Australia in the past few years. A model of the suburb has been created in Sydney's Water Research Lab.

The tiniest silicon conducting wire ever made takes us a step closer to the creation of a practical quantum computer. Developed by UNSW PhD student Bent Weber, the wire is 10,000 times thinner than a human hair.

Produced by animation students from the University of New South Wales for Leadership Networks for Climate Change.

PLEASE NOTE: This video was taken ‘on the streets’ and does not necessarily reflect safe cycling behaviour. On your bike? Then get online and sign up for UNSW?s Safer Cycling Study, launched this week. The past few years have seen an explosion in the number of cyclists on Australian roads. It's estimated that in metropolitan Sydney alone about 7000 cycling trips are made every weekday. With more people choosing to commute by bike, the debate is on as to the best way to safely accommodate...

Dr Ben McNeil from the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre on how some businesses are way ahead in planning for a low carbon future. 

Professor Rob Brooks looks at one of the core issues raised in his book "Sex, Genes & Rock 'n' Roll" - how music, in particular rock music, can aid in the search for a mate (or mates…Mick Jagger has sired children with four women over four decades).

Australia's only Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Prof Brynn Hibbert, talks about the potential of the electronic nose to sniff out graffiti artists, drug importers and terrorists, and how to catch a sports cheat.

Animation by Arts graduate Sabrina Woo for the Climate Change Simply Explained Series. It's about the ongoing effects even after we put the brakes on damaging behaviour that could impact on our climate.

Rips, plunging waves, jellyfish. dangerous rocks....A guide to staying safe and enjoying the beach by surf scientist Dr Rob Brander.

Prof Helen Swarbrick discusses a new clinical technique for the treatment of myopia (or short-sightedness) that involves reshaping the cornea using a hard contact lens worn at night. For more information on orthokeratology, click on the related link at right.

If you've ever tried waving to someone in a crowd, you'll how hard it is for small rainforest animals to signal to each other with so many other distractions to catch the eye. Dr Terrry Ord took his camera and robotic creature into the field to find out how lizards cope with visual noise.

UNSW's Sunswift team has broken a long-standing land speed record for solar vehicles, with a Guinness-verified top speed of 88 km/h. Project manager Daniel Friedman takes us through the record attempt, which involved a team of UNSW students across several faculties.

When you hear the words "Climate Change", what do you think of - last week's, thunderstorm, or something longer-term? Do you think the media gives credence to climate change deniers? In this video Dr Ben Newell from UNSW's School of Psychology talks about the difficulties for climate scientists in cutting through misconception and misinformation to get their messages across.  Dr Newell has written a paper on the Psychology of Global Warming with Professor Andy Pitman of the UNSW Climate...

UNSW students have created new foods for a national competition. It's got all the ingredients. Fabulous food, creative flair. But it's so not about Masterchef.

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Pilots from the UNSW Department of Aviation, in the Faculty of Science, and Aerospace Engineering Students from the Faculty of Engineering, spend an intensive week doing airborne exercises during the UNSW Flight Experimentation Program.

Taking images beamed from space, a research team at UNSW is providing swift and critical information to authorities dealing with disasters such as earthquakes, fires and floods.

Despite its humble beginnings, where equipment had to be begged or borrowed, the UNSW/ARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence now leads the world in photovoltaic cell efficiency.