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Can CFD help to solve Australia’s greatest aviation mystery?

On a stormy night in August 1981, a Cessna Centurion 210 aircraft crashed with 5 people on board in Barrington Tops, a rugged and isolated national park north of Newcastle, New South Wales.  Despite a massive initial search effort and ongoing attempts by a group of dedicated volunteers, the challenging and complex terrain has conspired...

Sunswift leads race to Adelaide in new "Cruiser" class of 2013 World Solar Challenge

In the past, posters of cars such as the KTM Crossbow and Infiniti Red Bull F1 would adorn the bedroom walls of teenagers who were passionate about motorsport, while solar cars were banished to science fairs as a mere curiosity. Enter the UNSW Sunswift Solar Car Team, who are looking to radically change this status...