30 August 202224 August 2022Concrete using recycled tyre rubber hits the road to a circular economyEngineers 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 2022Sunsmart streets using recycled rubber last twice as longRubber 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 2022Lotus effect: Self-cleaning bioplastics repel liquid and dirtInspired by the always immaculate lotus leaf, researchers have developed a self-cleaning bioplastic that is sturdy, sustainable and compostable
28 January 202224 January 2022Decarbonisation tech instantly converts CO2 to solid carbonRMIT 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 2021How to harness the power of biosolids to make hydrogenThe innovation focuses on the advanced upcycling of biosolids and biogas, by-products of the wastewater treatment process
14 August 20199 August 2019Coffee-loving Aussies finding ways to innovate with coffee groundsOnce a beer-swilling land of jolly swagmen, Australia has embraced the southern European coffee culture like few other nations
1 July 201927 June 2019Branching out: Making graphene from gum treesResearchers 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 2021Climate rewind: Scientists turn carbon dioxide back into coalRMIT researchers using liquid metals as a catalyst to turn the gas back into carbon at room temperature
Treibhausgas: Forscher wandeln Kohlendioxid wieder in Kohle umWenn Kohle verbrennt, entsteht Kohlendioxid. Nun konnten Forscher diesen Vorgang bei Raumtemperatur wieder rückgängig machen
22 June 20179 September 2021Solar paint offers endless energy from water vapourAustralian researcher newly developed a compound that acts like silica gel, also acts as a semi-conductor and catalyses the splitting of water atoms
