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Mining critical to achieving net zero goals, advancing renewable energy tech – UNSW expert
The extraction of critical minerals is crucial to ensuring that the development of renewable energy technologies can keep up with rising global demand and contribute to the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, according to Professor Ismet Canbulat, head of the School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering at UNSW Sydney.
UNSW researchers develop technique to improve efficency, cost of hydrogen fuel cells
Scientists at UNSW Sydney have devised a new technique to improve the efficiency and cost of hydrogen fuel cells in a push to increase access to clean fuel.
Silicon Quantum Computing bags $50.4m Series A funding
Australian quantum computing hardware manufacturer Silicon Quantum Computing has completed its $50.4 million Series A capital round in a push to develop the world’s first scalable, error-corrected quantum computer.
Circular economy needed to eliminate fashion waste, says expert
A UNSW professor has highlighted the importance of establishing a circular economy as today’s fashion brands produce almost twice the volume of clothes as before the year 2000.
UNSW Sydney scientists advance organ-on-chip tech with 3D stretchable electronics
Engineers from UNSW Sydney have developed a way to build flexible electronic systems using ultra-thin skin-like materials in an effort to improve the efficiency of organ-on-chip technology.
UNSW commends $128.5 million funding to boost number of STEM graduates
UNSW has received a $128.5 million Federal Budget allocation that would create over 4,000 new student places aimed at boosting STEM programs and the number of skilled graduates needed for the AUKUS agreement.
Quantum processors manufacturing among UNSW’s ARC-funded research projects
UNSW Sydney researchers have secured $3.7 million from the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) new Mid-Career Industry Fellowships program, augmented by a further $1.8 million from participating industry partners, with enabling the manufacturing of scalable quantum processors as one of its objectives.
Macquarie University engineers develop technology to boost solar panel recycling
A team of engineers from Macquarie University have developed a new microwave technology that would improve the fabrication of solar panel cells, making them easier to recycle.
UNSW launches new ARC Microrecyling Hub for batteries, complex waste
UNSW Sydney is now home to the new ARC Research Hub for Battery and Consumer Wastes, which seeks to recover valuable materials found in Australia’s batteries and other complex wastes.
Recycled coffee cups used in Penrith road construction
State Asphalts NSW has begun constructing Australia’s first road made out of recycled coffee cups in suburban Penrith.
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Manufacturers should do this sooner rather than later, says precision engineer
Australian precision engineering and industrial instrumentation company CENMAC implemented ERP software when it was still a one-man operation. “I couldn’t imagine us growing to this size without MRPeasy,” says Jason Ford, Founder.
