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Carbon sponge could soak up coal emissions 2/17/2013

Emissions from coal power stations could be drastically reduced by a new, energy-efficient material that adsorbs large amounts of carbon dioxide, then releases it when exposed to ...

Family business operators 'failing to plan for future' 2/15/2013

Australian family business operators are increasing their risk of insolvency by failing to plan for the future, according to Antony de Vries, a Sydney insolvency expert.

How to sustain productivity with fewer staff 1/29/2013

Unemployment rates in Australia have significantly hiked from 5.2 per cent last year to the current level of 5.4 per cent. Job advertisements have slumped to their lowest level in ...

Liquid metal marbles: new platform for nanomaterials 1/18/2013

Researchers at RMIT University have created "liquid metal marbles" — droplets of liquid metal coated in nanoparticles — in a world-first breakthrough.

A cooler planet by design 1/18/2013

From hot property to unwanted waste: it's time to rethink the way we design, produce and reuse new products.

Industries to fly and fall in 2013 1/10/2013

As Australian companies prepare for the New Year ahead, business information analysts at IBISWorld reveal the five industries expected to soar and the five expected to sink in 2013. ...

'Green steel' inventor wins innovation award 12/20/2012

Professor Veena Sahajwalla has won the $30,000 top prize in the Innovation Challenge awards run by The Australian.

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.

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