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In the quest for gender equality, United Nations has declared 11 February as the International Day for Women and Girls in Science. A day to inspire girls to choose STEMM related subjects at school and women to pursue a career in a STEMM related field.

According to data, only around 30 percent of all female students select STEMM related subjects in higher education. Globally, female student enrolment is particularly low in tech (3 percent), natural science, mathematics and statistics (5 percent) and in engineering, manufacturing and construction (8 percent).

In a world-first demonstration of topologically protected biphoton states, physicist Dr Andrea Blanco-Redondo has opened up a pathway to use light to develop a new type of qubit, the building blocks for quantum computers.

鈥淲hat we have done is develop a novel lattice structure of silicon nanowires, creating a particular symmetry that provides unusual robustness to the photons鈥� correlation. The symmetry both helps create and guide these correlated states, known as 鈥榚dge modes鈥�,鈥� said Dr Blanco-Redondo, the Messel Research Fellow in the听School of Physics.

Attempts to unleash the potential of quantum technology using superconductors and trapped ions have shown promise, but they are highly susceptible to electromagnetic interference, making them devilishly difficult to scale up into useful machines.

The use of photons 鈥� packets of light energy 鈥� rather than electrons has been one proposed alternative upon which to build logic gates that can calculate quantum algorithms.

Quantum on the Edge: read more about听Dr Andrea Blanco-Redondo's research.

Professor Clara Chow, Academic Director of the , is adamant that collaboration is the key to improving western Sydney鈥檚 chronic health challenges.

鈥淗ealth is multifaceted,鈥� says听Professor Chow, who is also a cardiologist at the University of Sydney鈥檚 Westmead Clinical School听听at Westmead Hospital.

鈥淚t鈥檚 affected by many factors, including income, information, education, lifestyle and the environment. 高清福利片 focus is on digital health and working with various disciplines and across industries on mhealth (mobile health) technologies, which are a novel, exciting, and expanding field in medicine that will potentially transform healthcare delivery by improving access to treatments that would otherwise require frequent clinic or hospital visits.

"It鈥檚 an exciting time to be part of the University鈥檚 Westmead campus and its Living Lab strategy, which allows us to work together to create scalable solutions to address real world problems.听 Almost half of Australians have chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes and in western Sydney these chronic illnesses are more prevalent and its diverse community presents a range of complex health needs and social circumstances that need to be considered in designing treatments.

听鈥淎t WARC we are conducting several mHealth interventions, personalized text messages targeting lifestyle measures听which are designed to deliver secondary prevention to patients with cardiovascular disease and which target multiple risk factors simultaneously.听 We know from our global research that this support makes a real difference to people鈥檚 health following treatment for heart disease,鈥� explains Professor Chow.

New centre uses apps to raise health in Sydney's听west: read more about Professor Chow's centre听

Thanh Van Dang鈥檚 inspiring journey from market-seller to entrepreneur shows what can happen when young women are empowered to lead.听

Thanh Van Dang is Founder and CEO of听, one of 2017鈥檚 Top 30 Global Mobile App Developers. She built the company from the ground up and now leads a team of 100 engineers 鈥� a significant achievement for anyone but particularly for a woman from the rural provinces of Vietnam.

It鈥檚 the kind of success she hopes will inspire others to achieve with hard work and perseverance. Van continues to be one of a few successful women in technology, not only in Vietnam but worldwide.

鈥淔our years living and studying in Australia opened my mind. Back then my goal was to leave poverty, but now I am driven to succeed and to not only support other women, but to create an oasis where women can support each other,鈥� says Van.

A beautiful life enabled by technology and opportunity:听read more about听Thanh Van Dang's journey