Meet one engineer transforming plastic waste into the filament of the future
Perth-based mechanical engineer Darren Lomman is working to stop plastic waste ending up in our oceans by converting it into ...
Tag: circular economy
New semiconductor paves the way to super powerful, greener phones
Australian engineers have brought bendable, biodegradable screens a step closer with an ultra thin, part-organic semiconductor.
Senate eyes ban on single-use plastics to solve looming recycling crisis
China’s ban on recyclable rubbish imports is threatening Australia’s kerbside recycling program. In response, a Senate inquiry has recommended banning ...
New concrete recipe doubles as a way to recycle medical waste
A cross-discipline collaboration between engineering and medicine could simultaneously reduce medical waste and improve the durability of concrete.
The economic case for e-waste recycling is growing
New research shows extracting metals from e-waste is more cost effective than mining virgin ores, and Australian-developed microfactories are helping ...
