计算机和电子设备到底能小到多小呢？新南威尔士大学的一组物理学家已经解决了这个难题的主要方面，创造出世界上最细的导线，从而引领了与IBM的科研合作。
从硅导线中取得突破，做成几个原子那样的宽度，能使计算机和电子设备的速度显著加快、体积更小、更强大，然而全球微电子工业曾经担心这是不可逾越的障碍。
经过三十年的不断微型化，每18个月硅片的组分数就会增加一倍（此现象称为摩尔定律），至今已经有许多猜测，认为关键工艺的组成部分不能再微化了，即使微化了也不能起作用。而新南威尔士大学发明的导线已经证明可以实现这种功能。
这些原子尺度的导线是新南威尔士大学领导的卓越中心研究量子计算机技术的作品，这是国际间大学/政府研究基础物理学和创建硅片量子计算机的一个合作。这项工作的国际意义在于，它吸引了美国主要政府机构以及全球巨头如IBM的资金注入。
量子计算机技术中心，是新南威尔士大学的创新议程的一部分。
澳大利亚政府已经认识到，创新是未来生产力和竞争力的关键。研究范围日益扩大的新南威尔士大学的专业研究中心，正在应对21世纪复杂的科技、社会及环境方面的挑战。对于本地及国际学生，从本科生到博士后研究人员，新南威尔士大学的创新议程是加强学习经验和扩大学习机会。
新南威尔士大学目前的战略计划，强调这样的学习和教学环境，“通过接触研究，给优秀学生提供经验及充满活力的校园生活”及“为作为全球公民的学生提供国际机会及远景”。
一些最近开放的以科学与工程为研究领域的新南威尔士大学中心，包括有由诺贝尔奖得主帕乔里博士教授正式启动的气候变化研究中心，帕乔里博士是政府间气候变化委员会(IPCC)的主席。作为澳洲最大的同类学科的研究团体之一，它具有前所未有的能力，以促进在全球范围内气候变化的辩论和政策的施行。
新能源研究和政策分析中心（CERPA）是澳大利亚首批涵盖能源研究各个方面的研究所之一，包括从清洁煤、可再生能源到决定世界未来能源结构的碳交易市场和政策。CERPA，每年超过2500万美元拨款支持，旨在开发多种解决方案，以应对能源需求的增加，降低温室气体排放。可持续材料研究与技术（SMaRT@UNSW）新中心聚集了来自科学，工程和建筑环境学院的研究人员，一起为创新、可持续材料和制造工艺的发展进行工作。 最近的一个成果—清洁的“绿色钢铁”的制造工艺，已经在澳大利亚和美国商业化。
为了支持新南威尔士大学的创新，一个斥资7亿美元的校舍重建正在进行。尽管全球金融危机爆发，有一个项目最近被新南威尔士大学副校长—弗雷德伊尔梅教授描述为“在学校历史上最重要的建设项目之一”。
这项校园改造包括新一期工程专区的建设，项目第一阶段是斥资7500万美元的节能技术建筑，这将展示碳中性的设计和能源研究的支持，包括新南威尔士大学世界领先的太阳能项目。新南威尔士大学在培养下一代工程师上起重要的作用，培养出的工程师是澳大利亚全部工程硕士的一半。例如，在新南威尔士大学学习，该学科定期在国内和国际上取得高排名。
学校会对学生特别是那些来自海外的学生提供校园宿舍，增加新的高品质住宅，这些住宅将于今年晚期完成。学习座位也正在急剧扩大，图书馆翻新工程已创造了900个新的学习座位和20个学习室。
“成为一所伟大的大学，其关键是具备能吸引最佳教职员和学生的设施—我们正在创造一种环境，从而使我们成为一个更好的大学”，校长伊尔梅说。
Innovating for the future at UNSW
Just how much smaller can computers and electronic devices go? A team of physicists at the University of New South Wales has solved a major part of the puzzle with the creation of the world’s narrowest conducting wire, leading to a research partnership with IBM.
The breakthrough silicon wire, a few atoms wide, promises significantly faster, smaller and more powerful computers and electronic equipment just when the global micro-electronics industry feared it was hitting a brick wall.
After three decades of continual miniaturisation, with the number of components packed onto a silicon chip doubling every 18 months in a phenomenon known as Moore’s Law, there has been much speculation that the key components of technology can’t go any smaller, and still function. UNSW’s wire has proved they can.
The atomic scale wires are the work of the UNSW-led Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computer Technology, an international multi-university/government collaboration researching the fundamental physics and technology of building a quantum computer in silicon. The work is of such international significance that it has attracted funding from key US government agencies as well as global giants like IBM.
The Centre for Quantum Computer Technology is part of UNSW’s innovation agenda.
The Australian Government has recognised that innovation is the key to future productivity and competitiveness, and UNSW’s growing range of specialist research centres are taking on the complex technological, social and environmental challenges of the 21st century. For UNSW local and international students, ranging from coursework undergraduates to post-doctoral researchers, the innovation agenda is enhancing the learning experience and expanding opportunities.
UNSW’s current strategic plan emphasises a "learning and teaching environment that provides an outstanding student experience, with exposure to research, and a vibrant campus life" and "provide international opportunities and perspective for students as global citizens."
Recently opened UNSW centres in the science and engineering fields include the Climate Change Research Centre -- officially launched by Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). As one of the largest multi-disciplinary research groups of its kind in Australia, it has an unprecedented capacity to contribute to the climate change debate and policy outcomes at a global level.
The new Centre for Energy Research and Policy Analysis (CERPA) is one of the first Australian institutes to cover all aspects of energy research; from cleaner coal, to renewable energy and the carbon trading markets and polices which will determine the world’s future energy mix. CERPA, backed by over $25 million annual funding, aims to develop multiple solutions to the acute global challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions as demand for energy rises. The new Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT@UNSW) brings together researchers from the Faculties of Science, Engineering and the Built Environment to work with industry on the development of innovative, sustainable materials and manufacturing processes. Recent successes include a cleaner "green steel" manufacturing process, already commercialized in Australia and the US.
To support innovation at UNSW a major $700 million campus re-development is underway, despite the global financial crisis, a program recently described by UNSW Vice Chancellor, Professor Fred Hilmer, as "one of the most significant building programs in the history of the university."
This campus transformation includes a new Engineering Precinct, with Phase 1 a new $75 million Energy Technologies Building which will showcase carbon neutral design and support on energy research, including UNSW’s world-leading solar energy program. UNSW plays an influential role in shaping the next generation of engineers, with half of all Australian engineering post-graduates, for example, studying at UNSW, and the Faculty regularly achieving high rankings nationally and internationally.
For students, particularly those coming from overseas, accommodation on campus is increasing with a new high quality residence due to be completed later this year. Study space is also being dramatically expanded; the library refurbishment has already created 900 new study spaces and 20 group study rooms.
"The key to being a great university is to have the facilities which are attractive to the best staff and students -- we are creating an environment which will allow us to be an even better university," said Vice Chancellor Hilmer.
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