One step closer to eco-friendly hydrogen fuel production
05 May, 2020Griffith University researchers have announced they are aiming to unlock a catalytic process that will enhance the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen.
Study finds CSG fracturing has little environmental impact
01 May, 2020CSIRO's GISERA examined hydraulic fracturing impacts on air quality, soils, groundwater and waterways.
Unearthing technical solutions for a low carbon future
26 March, 2020A University of Queensland (UQ) study has revealed that carbon capture and storage (CCS) could be a real option for Queensland.
Belgian start-up achieves multi-metal powder bed fusion
23 March, 2020Belgian start-up Aerosint has been the first to achieve multi-metal powder bed fusion (PBF), successfully 3D printing a single part made up of two materials.
ABB number one for Swiss patent applications in 2019
16 March, 2020ABB made 689 patent applications for 2019, the majority geared towards cutting greenhouse gas emissions and improving energy and operations efficiency.
Science to support regional Australia facing mine closures
13 March, 2020A new Collaborative Research Centre will provide a research opportunity to support regional communities facing mine closures.
Science news: NZ physicists grab individual atoms
03 March, 2020Researchers believe this science will enable the development of future quantum technologies that might impact society as much as earlier technologies that enabled modern computing.
Hydrogen gas study for Australian towns underway
02 March, 2020Adelaide-based company Australian Gas Networks has been awarded funding for a study into introducing renewable hydrogen into towns in SA and Victoria.
WA cross-sector technology exchange for space sector
25 February, 2020QuantumTX has unveiled the first cohort of innovators to drive cross-sector technology exchange across the $314 billion space sector.
Drones open Adelaide machine learning space
21 February, 2020Autonomous drones flew in to mark the official opening of the Australian Institute for Machine Learning's new research and learning space last Monday.
New material created to clean up fossil fuel industry
20 February, 2020New catalyst created to improve the refinement process of crude oil and reduce CO2 emissions by up to 28% during refining.
Bats inspire detectors of corrosion in oil and gas pipelines
17 February, 2020Researchers have developed a new scanning technique inspired by the natural world that can detect corroding metals in oil and gas pipelines.
Here's cheers to a new use for CO2 from the atmosphere
07 February, 2020CSIRO has found a way to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and put it into beer and other beverages.
Framework for climate change mitigation in mining
06 February, 2020University of Queensland researchers have developed a framework that aims to reduce the mining industry's impact on climate change.
Researchers develop sensor to test milk quality
06 February, 2020Despite high safety standards in the dairy industry, traces of impurities, pesticides and antibiotics can find their way into milk.