Waste & Environmental Management Feature Articles for Australian Industry

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Organic materials promise biodegradable electronics 6/8/2012

James Cook University postgraduate researcher Katia Bazaka has received a national award for her research into novel organic materials for high-tech applications.

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.

New type of biosensor is fast, super-sensitive 6/1/2012

A whole new class of biosensor that can detect exceptionally small traces of contaminants in liquids in just 40 minutes has been developed by a UNSW-led team of researchers.

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.

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 ...

Usability key to research commercialisation 5/13/2012

"There is no such thing as a good idea." It may seem an unorthodox message coming from the head of one of Australia’s most successful technology transfer offices (TTO) but Anthony ...

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 ...

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 ...

Partnership to bring insect silk to industrial mainstream 4/19/2012

A partnership to develop products using insect silk will explore a range of industrial applications, with the aviation and marine industries in particular taking notice.

Digester technology cleans up after pigs 4/16/2012

Australian science is helping to solve one of China’s biggest and smelliest problems – what to do with the waste produced by its 700 million pigs.

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 ...

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