17 April 202514 April 2025 Aussie tech helps make bio-oils for greener industrial applications New Technology PYROCO, developed at RMIT University, uses high temperatures without oxygen to convert treated sewage (biosolids) into a carbon-rich product called biochar, which can act as a catalyst to produce phenol-rich bio-oil
23 September 202417 September 2024 Ungewöhnliches Recycling-Verfahren: Kaffeesatz kann Beton stabiler machen Australische Forscher haben einen innovativen Weg gefunden, den Abfall der Kaffeeproduktion zu recyceln, indem sie ihn als nachhaltigen Zusatz zu Betonmischungen benutzt
31 May 202417 October 2024 RMIT and council trial world-first coffee concrete footpath Freshly brewed coffee concrete may be coming to a street near you after RMIT University teamed up with Macedon Ranges Shire Council to conduct a world-first coffee concrete footpath trial
4 September 202317 October 2024 Coffee offers performance boost for concrete Engineers in Australia have found a way of making stronger concrete with roasted used-coffee grounds, to give the drink-additive a “double shot” at life and reduce waste going to landfills
7 August 20232 August 2023 Fungi blaze a trail to fireproof cladding RMIT scientists have shown it’s possible to grow fungi in thin sheets that could be used for fire-retardant cladding or even a new kind of fungal fashion
“Löschte sich wieder von selbst”: Wie Pilze als Brandschutz dienen könnten Aus einem feinen Myzel-Geflecht lässt sich ein leichter und schwer entflammbarer Baustoff gewinnen
26 July 202324 July 2023 Govt backs plan to recycle wind turbine blades The Federal Government is to invest between $3 million and $6.3 million in a cooperative project to find a way to recycle disused wind turbine blades
30 August 202224 August 2022 Concrete using recycled tyre rubber hits the road to a circular economy Engineers have managed to replace 100% of conventional aggregates in concrete – such as gravel and crushed rock – with rubber from discarded tyres that meets building codes, promising a boost for the circular economy
7 June 202230 May 2022 Sunsmart streets using recycled rubber last twice as long Rubber from used tyres acts like sunscreen for roads and halves the rate of sun damage when mixed with bitumen, new research has found
16 February 202210 February 2022 Lotus effect: Self-cleaning bioplastics repel liquid and dirt Inspired by the always immaculate lotus leaf, researchers have developed a self-cleaning bioplastic that is sturdy, sustainable and compostable
28 January 202224 January 2022 Decarbonisation tech instantly converts CO2 to solid carbon RMIT Researchers have developed a smart and super-efficient new way of capturing carbon dioxide and converting it to solid carbon, to help advance the decarbonisation of heavy industries
28 September 20209 September 2021 How to harness the power of biosolids to make hydrogen The innovation focuses on the advanced upcycling of biosolids and biogas, by-products of the wastewater treatment process
14 August 20199 August 2019 Coffee-loving Aussies finding ways to innovate with coffee grounds Once a beer-swilling land of jolly swagmen, Australia has embraced the southern European coffee culture like few other nations
1 July 201927 June 2019 Branching out: Making graphene from gum trees Researchers have developed a cost-effective and eco-friendly way of producing graphene using one of Australia’s most abundant resources, eucalyptus trees
6 March 20199 September 2021 Climate rewind: Scientists turn carbon dioxide back into coal RMIT researchers using liquid metals as a catalyst to turn the gas back into carbon at room temperature
Treibhausgas: Forscher wandeln Kohlendioxid wieder in Kohle um Wenn Kohle verbrennt, entsteht Kohlendioxid. Nun konnten Forscher diesen Vorgang bei Raumtemperatur wieder rückgängig machen
22 June 20179 September 2021 Solar paint offers endless energy from water vapour Australian researcher newly developed a compound that acts like silica gel, also acts as a semi-conductor and catalyses the splitting of water atoms
