Researchers drill down on mine waste monitoring using drones and sensors
University of Queensland researchers are developing new ways to monitor mine waste using drones and ground sensors to improve safety and land rehabilitation across mine sites.
11 September 2024
Capturing PFAS chemicals for better battery technology
Technology developed at ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø can remove harmful ‘forever chemicals’ from water so they can be used in renewable batteries.
4 September 2024
A quantum leap for biology
¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø has launched a $45 million research initiative to position Australia as a global leader in quantum biotechnology, and tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges.
3 September 2024
A new $60-million Biosustainability Hub at ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø will use synthetic biology to help the world’s biggest businesses transition to net zero.
26 August 2024
¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø research is at the forefront of finding ways to improve the return to work for people diagnosed with dust lung disease.
7 June 2024
¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø researchers have outlined 5 key steps needed to speed up Australia’s transition to electric vehicles.
30 May 2024
Zapping rocks with a high-voltage pulse – similar to a lightning strike – could be the answer to decarbonising the mining industry according to researchers from ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø.
14 May 2024
Researchers have unravelled the mystery of sugarcane genetics, finding the crop’s genome is three times the size of the human genome and more complex.
28 March 2024
A tech start-up from ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø is set to make efficiencies in the renewable energy sector by detecting faults in solar farm panels.
20 February 2024
A new dust testing methodology developed by University of Queensland researchers offers workers better protection from diseases such as black lung and silicosis.
9 January 2024
An ambitious alliance to achieve zero net emissions in Australian agriculture and boost the $70 billion sector has been funded by the Federal Government.
12 December 2023
Nearly a third of the world’s mine tailings are stored within or near protected conservation areas, University of Queensland research has found.
28 November 2023_1 620W.jpg?itok=jqY0AYzz "¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry presents at the 2023 World Mining Congress in Brisbane.")
¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø’s vision for a sustainable future will be at the centre of an international conversation as Brisbane hosts the 2023 World Mining Congress this week.
27 June 2023
¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø researchers have worked with industry to map how Australia could move towards decarbonising its heavy haulage rail network.
2 May 2023
Australia will need to triple the National Electricity Market’s power capacity by 2030 to be on track for net zero by 2050 – requiring a rapid rollout of wind and solar power, transmission, storage, electric vehicles, and heat pumps as it replaces...
19 April 2023
Queensland’s brightest minds in electric transport will descend on Brisbane for the State’s inaugural Electric Transport Industry Transformation Forum on Friday 17 March.
17 March 2023Extraction, extinction and post-carbon futures are explored by Australian and international artists in ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø Art Museum’s first group exhibition for 2023, We Are Electric.
10 February 2023
University of Queensland researchers have found a way to more efficiently convert sugarcane into a building block of aviation fuel and other products.
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