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Price 'collar' could break climate deadlock 12/11/2012

The world needs to move away from only setting national carbon emission targets, an expert from the Australian National University (ANU) has claimed.

Joining the dots for solar breakthrough 12/11/2012

Scientists at RMIT University are attempting to boost the efficiency of solar energy conversion technology with an improved type of solar cell.

Cork the key to unlocking the potential of graphene 12/5/2012

Scientists have taken inspiration from one of the oldest natural materials to exploit the extraordinary qualities of graphene, a material set to revolutionise fields from computers ...

Innovation and change key to unlocking Asian century 11/29/2012

Innovation and change will be the hallmarks of the Australian companies that succeed in the Asian century, the In the Zone conference at The University of Western Australia was told ...

Scientists reveal new insights on nano 3D printing 11/21/2012

Techniques for the manipulation of matter at the nano scale are a step further ahead with the publication of new results from a UTS research group.

Battery paves way for 'intermittent' energy storage 11/15/2012

Queensland technology company, RedFlow, recently launched a highly innovative renewable energy battery storage system — the M90 — at the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus.

Photosynthesis may hold secret to renewable hydrogen fuel 11/14/2012

The prospect of creating clean, renewable hydrogen fuel is closer than ever after a breakthrough in our understanding of photosynthesis.

Powering one of Australia's remotest locations 11/14/2012

An off-grid, sustainable power supply developed by a Curtin University PhD student is being used to power one of the hottest and most remote locations in Australia.

Journalists, pollies and unions top list of least trustworthy 11/7/2012

The media, trade unions and political parties top the list of institutions the public perceives to be the most corrupt and in which they have the least confidence, while 43 per cent ...

Climate change scientists: why and when we believe them 11/7/2012

Whatever their political persuasion, people are more likely to believe that global warming is caused by humans if they find out that most climate change scientists believe this is ...

'Vast' green energy prospects seen in remote regions: review 11/6/2012

Remote Australia has a 'vast potential' to produce renewable energy for domestic use, for supply to coastal regions and possibly even to East Asia, according to a new review carried ...

Beautiful physics: tying knots in light 10/31/2012

New research published today seeks to push the discovery that light can be tied in knots to the next level.

How will energy companies adapt to the carbon tax? 10/11/2012

The Australian Research Council (ARC) is funding researchers at the University of New England to investigate how energy producers and consumers are adapting to the carbon tax.

Boost for algae biofuel commercialisation 10/11/2012

RMIT University has signed a multi-million dollar partnership with World Wide Carbon Credits Australia to develop an algae-based biofuel at a commercial scale.

Research aims to improve battery-life for smartphones 10/2/2012

Dr Da-Wei Wang's work on prolonging battery life has won him a Research Excellence Award from The University of Queensland (UQ).

Researchers developing next generation 'super battery' 9/27/2012

The University of Nottingham is working with E.ON to develop a next generation 'super battery' — which will enable businesses to benefit from clean, cheap and powerful energy storage. ...

Think before imposing carbon tax, experts warn 9/27/2012

Calls for carbon taxes to tackle global warming often dodge the complexity of this issue, with the risk hasty action could damage the world economy and fuel the greenhouse-gas problem, ...

Plastic solar cells pave way for clean energy industry 9/25/2012

A Flinders University researcher has been developing a cheaper and faster way of making large-scale plastic solar cells using a lamination technique, paving the way for a lucrative ...

Australia 'at risk' of having all eggs in the Asia basket 9/23/2012

Concerns appear to be mounting that Australia is at risk by having all its economic eggs in the Asia basket amid a slowdown in China and the softening of key commodity prices.

Turning farm waste into energy 9/16/2012

The University of Nottingham in the UK is helping a small local business develop a unique technique for converting waste products from farms into energy.

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