Science

UTS Unveils Simulated Medical Labs For Students, Complete With Robot Patients

Gizmodo AU

Learn by doing is sound enough advice, but not very practical when your work involves sticking needles in people or rhythmically pushing down on someone’s chest. The University of Technology Sydney, recognising the need for a simulated environment to carry out these activities safely, has just opened a new $4.8m facility to help train its nursing students.


June 7, 2011
Science

Aussie Scientists Use Nanotechnology To Detect ‘Unreadable’ Prints

Researchers at the University of Technology in Sydney have announced an major breakthrough in the field of forensic science that may help resolve countless decades-old cold cases by lifting prints off virtually any surface.