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The trouble with aluminium 6/8/2012

The Australian aluminium industry is in the doldrums. A high dollar, low prices and Asian competition are threatening the industry, with older plants in New South Wales and Victoria ...

Bright future for Australian solar research on horizon 6/8/2012

RMIT University has led an international consortium of universities and the CSIRO in a research breakthrough that improves a solar panel technology's efficiency by at least 30 per ...

Business sector faces up to 'variable' impacts of carbon tax 6/1/2012

Australian industries face uncertain times with the onset of the carbon price in exactly a month, a Griffith University forum has heard.

Australia a leader in sustainable technology: expert 5/28/2012

Australia is a world leader in developing clean, more sustainable resources and technologies to prevent pollution, the managing director of CRC CARE, professor Ravi Naidu said recently. ...

The real cost of coal is quickly adding up 5/28/2012

We are paying the price for cheap energy, and "cheap coal" is a myth. And like all myths, we accept its wisdom without thinking.

Scientists develop better technique for self-cleaning fabrics 5/15/2012

A new coating technique that can make fabrics 'self-cleaning' has been developed by Deakin University scientists.

Miner pioneers fuel cell technology in underground operations 5/13/2012

Demonstrating its commitment to the mitigation of climate change and sustainable mining, Anglo American Platinum has launched a platinum-based fuel cell powered mine locomotive ...

Improved efficiency - the climate's worst enemy? 5/13/2012

Anthony James, Lecturer with the National Centre for Sustainability at Swinburne University of Technology asks whether improving efficiency may make our energy and climate problems ...

Time for government to pick a renewable energy winner 4/30/2012

OPINION: Let’s start with a question: why has Denmark been so successful in renewable energy creation and uptake?

Green cap for cleansing contaminated land 4/30/2012

A green technique for capping and cleansing old urban landfill sites and mine dumps has been successfully trialled in South Australia.

Research 'promising' for fuel cell advances 4/30/2012

Researchers from New York University and the Max Planck Institute in Stuttgart reveal how protons move in phosphoric acid in a Nature Chemistry study that sheds new light on the ...

Experts collaborate for brighter future in electronics 4/29/2012

A group of leading Australian scientists has come together to develop lower-cost flexible optoelectronic solutions that could transform the Australian consumer electronics industry. ...

To infinity and beyond - supercomputers take huge leap 4/29/2012

A tiny crystal that enables a computer to perform calculations that currently stump the world's most powerful supercomputers has been developed by an international team including ...

Early stage breakthrough in solar cell efficiency 4/19/2012

Low cost solar cells suitable for rooftop panels could reach a record-breaking 40 per cent efficiency following an early stage breakthrough by a University of Sydney researcher and ...

Aussie laser radar fuels African renewable energy efforts 4/15/2012

Smart Australian laser technology is poised to bring a huge improvement to the lives of tens of millions of East Africans by helping to ignite industrial, economic and jobs growth.

Carbon capture technology a step closer 4/8/2012

The CSIRO has released its latest findings to the Australian Government on carbon dioxide capture technology following a four-year $21 million research program aimed at reducing ...

Researchers and BlueScope pioneer new solar technology 4/8/2012

The University of Wollongong and BlueScope Steel have joined forces with Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute, in a new solar technology research and demonstration project with the support ...

Supercapacitor breakthrough to drive electric car technology 4/2/2012

Enhanced supercapacitors offer promise as alternative energy source for portable devices and electric vehicles.

Current coal seam gas approach not covering risks 3/28/2012

Australia would greatly benefit from a "slow down and learn approach" to managing possible risks from coal seam gas extraction given the near impossible challenge of modelling its ...

Intelligent design: Wise up and build for the climate 3/28/2012

There may be no belching smoke stacks to be seen, but every time we thoughtlessly put up a poorly designed structure or resort to energy-intensive solutions to cool, heat, and operate ...

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