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The University of Sydney (USYD, or informally Sydney Uni) is an Australian public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is Australia's first university and is regarded as one of the world's leading universities. The university is known as one of Australia's 6 sandstone universities. Its campus is ranked in the top 10 of the world's most beautiful universities by the British Daily Telegraph and The Huffington Post, spreading across the inner-city suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington. The university comprises nine faculties and university schools, through which it offers bachelor, master and doctoral degrees.

Scientists use quantum device to slow chemical process by factor of 100bn

“What happens in nature in femtoseconds observed in milliseconds New research - and a world-first experimental result - display the potential for using quantum technology to explore new designs in material science, drugs or solar energy harvesting. Scientists at the University of …

Quasar ‘clocks’ show Universe running five times slower soon after Big Bang

“Quasars are the supermassive black holes at the centres of early galaxies. Professor Geraint Lewis in the School of Physics has unlocked their secrets to use them as ‘clocks’ to measure time near the beginning of the universe. Scientists have …

Nanowire networks learn and remember like a human brain

“An international team led by scientists at the University of Sydney has demonstrated nanowire networks can exhibit both short- and long-term memory like the human brain. The research has been published today in the journal Science Advances, led by Dr …

New tech’s potential to significantly reduce energy storage costs

“An international team of researchers are hoping that a new, low-cost battery which holds four times the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries and is far cheaper to produce will significantly reduce the cost of transitioning to a decarbonised economy. Led …

Strange radio waves emerge from direction of the galactic centre

“A signal from deep in the Milky Way is tantalising scientists International student Ziteng Wang detected unusual signals from deep in the heart of the Milky Way using CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope. Now astronomers are on the search for …

Q-CTRL unveils machine learning technique to pinpoint quantum errors

“Method separates ‘real’ from background noise in quantum systems Professor Michael Biercuk’s quantum tech startup makes research strides through continued collaboration with the University to enhance quantum computing performance. Researchers at the University of Sydney and quantum control startup …

‘Edge of chaos’ opens pathway to artificial intelligence discoveries

“Nanowire network trained to solve simple problem Some neuroscience theories suggest the human brain operates best ‘at the edge of chaos’. Now scientists in Australia and Japan have found that keeping a nanowire network at the edge of becoming chaotic …

Discovery could help lengthen lifespan of electronic devices

“Finding could result in electronics with better endurance University of Sydney researchers have made a significant discovery in the field of materials science, for the first time providing a full picture of how fatigue in ferroelectric materials occurs. Ferroelectric materials …

Beyond qubits: the next big step to scale up quantum computing

“Through the Microsoft partnership with the University, Professor David Reilly and colleagues have invented a device that operates at 40 times colder than deep space to directly control thousands of qubits, the building blocks of quantum technology. Scientists and engineers …

Engineers use electricity to clean up toxic water

“Powerful electrochemical process destroys water contaminants University of Sydney engineers have used electricity to clean up heavily polluted industrial wastewater. They hope the findings will help wineries, pharmaceutical manufacturers and other industries that must comply with strict wastewater regulations. A …