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Research leads to smarter sewage management  11/7/2012
Research leads to smarter sewage management
Scientists from UQ's Advanced Water Management Centre have found a way to curb the cost – and smell – of sewage transportation.
Climate change scientists: why and when we believe them  11/7/2012
Climate change scientists: why and when we believe them
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
'Vast' green energy prospects seen in remote regions: review
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 ...
Weed mat to transform farming sector  10/23/2012
Weed mat to transform farming sector
CSIRO has developed a new biodegradable weed mat which could put a stop to nasty weeds and transform the future of Australia’s agriculture and farming industries.
Research seeks a new weapon for winegrowers  10/19/2012
Research seeks a new weapon for winegrowers
New research at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange will attempt to find new ways to protect Australia's vineyards from two of the wine industry's biggest scourges — the pathogenic ...
How will energy companies adapt to the carbon tax?  10/11/2012
How will energy companies adapt to the carbon tax?
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
Boost for algae biofuel commercialisation
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.
What would happen if Mother Nature could sue?  10/2/2012
What would happen if Mother Nature could sue?
A Southern Cross University law academic has teamed up with one of the world’s leading experts in environmental governance to discuss what would happen 'If Mother Nature Could Sue' ...
Porous material has potential to reduce fossil fuel emissions  9/27/2012
Porous material has potential to reduce fossil fuel emissions
A low-cost new material that could lead to innovative technologies to tackle global warming has been discovered by scientists at The University of Nottingham.
Excessive chemical usage a key contributor to poor air quality  9/26/2012
Excessive chemical usage a key contributor to poor air quality
Excessive chemical usage in cleaning is a key contributor to poor air quality and has been estimated by the CSIRO to cost Australia as much as $12 billion per year.
Plastic solar cells pave way for clean energy industry  9/25/2012
Plastic solar cells pave way for clean energy industry
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 ...
Turning farm waste into energy  9/16/2012
Turning farm waste into energy
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.
Use carbon tax to clean up coal pollution, researchers urge  9/16/2012
Use carbon tax to clean up coal pollution, researchers urge
Two of Australian's leading clean-up scientists have urged governments and policymakers to earmark a portion of the carbon tax to cleaning up the mess that may be left by the nation's ...
Salt-based battery a giant leap for renewable energy  9/10/2012
Salt-based battery a giant leap for renewable energy
Murdoch University researchers have come up with a potential solution to one of sustainable energy's greatest challenges: power storage for use in non-generation times.
Fast-charge stations powering zero-emission vehicles  9/10/2012
Fast-charge stations powering zero-emission vehicles
Perth has gained Australia's first electric car fast recharge network with 23 new fast-charge stations installed across the metro area, in a project led by researchers from The ...
Ship engine exhaust emissions may threaten environment: researcher  9/10/2012
Ship engine exhaust emissions may threaten environment: researcher
Ship engine exhaust emissions make up more than a quarter of nitrogen oxide emissions generated in the Australian region according to a recently-published study by CSIRO and the ...
Comfort laboratory tackles indoor climate change  9/3/2012
Comfort laboratory tackles indoor climate change
University of Sydney researchers will be looking for ways to slash one of the world's biggest single sources of energy consumption — the heating and cooling of buildings — at a ...
Carbon capture breakthrough: turning emissions into stockfeed  9/2/2012
Carbon capture breakthrough: turning emissions into stockfeed
The political football that is carbon pricing could be deflated thanks to a scientist who has discovered a way to turn carbon dioxide emissions into stockfeed.
"Bio-perversity" may harm environment, ecologists warn  8/19/2012
"Bio-perversity" may harm environment, ecologists warn
The rush to plant trees to offset carbon emissions could have a harmful impact on Australia's native environment if it is not very carefully managed, some of the nation's leading ...
Researchers clear the way for affordable fog harvesting system  8/13/2012
Researchers clear the way for affordable fog harvesting system
A parched inland village in Peru has an innovative water resource thanks to a simple 'fog harvesting' system installed by two University of Sydney honours students.
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