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How to make copper mines emission free

“Will copper spur the sustainable energy transition? Share A world first study by the University of Sydney’s Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering, Zero Emission Copper Mine of the Future, lays out how Australian copper mining can be cleaner and …

Borrowing from robotics, scientists automate mapping of quantum systems

“Understanding hardware errors helps stabilise quantum tech PhD candidate Riddhi Gupta has taken an algorithm used in autonomous vehicles and adapted it to help characterise and stabilise quantum technology. Scientists at the University of Sydney have adapted techniques from autonomous …

Stitch in time: how a quantum physicist made new code from old tricks

“Building large-scale quantum computers will require suppression of errors. Dr Ben Brown has used a neat trick to apply powerful 3D error-suppression codes in a 2D architecture, something one industry insider said many thought was impossible. A scientist at the …

Light, sound, action: extending the life of acoustic waves on microchips

“Research opens door to low-heat, low-energy, fast internet Microchips without electrons will allow for the invention of data processing systems that don’t overheat, have low energy costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This foundational work will help scientists invent …

How electronic skin could help people with disabilities

“A University researcher is developing wearable technology that could be used to control devices, receive information and even register sensation. You might not know what they’re called, but you probably use them quite a lot. Virtual buttons, also called …

‘Tsunami’ on a silicon chip: a world first for light waves

“Could improve photonic communications devices and infrastructure A collaboration between the Sydney Nano Institute and Singapore University of Technology and Design has for the first time manipulated a light wave, or photonic information, on a silicon chip that retains its …

New plasma technology creates ‘smart’ windows

“Windows that efficiently conserve energy by responding to light, heat and other environmental factors may soon become a reality thanks to a team of environmentally aware, plasma surface engineering experts at the University of Sydney. The rise of energy consumption …

Sydney physicists use code to reduce quantum error in logic gates

“First time such codes applied to real quantum technology Scientists at the University of Sydney have for the first time demonstrated improvement in quantum computers by using codes designed to detect and discard errors in the logic gates of such …

Sydney scientists develop work-around for quantum architecture

“Technique uses indirect exchange to couple spin qubits Working with Professor David Reilly, Dr Xanthe Croot and Sebastian Pauka have invented a qubit architecture designed to improve scalability for semiconductor-based quantum computers. Australian scientists have developed an architecture for quantum …

“Sudoku” x-ray uncovers movements within opaque materials

“New method based on popular puzzle allows scientists to see flowing grains. University of Sydney researchers have developed a new x-ray method which involves solving a giant, three dimensional sudoku problem to better understand these granular movements - and the findings …