Portable filtration system provides “on-the-spot” clean water
A pilot program at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) will investigate methods of removing salts from bore water, industrial wastewater ...
Tag: circular economy
New cement products could kickstart the construction industry’s circular economy
Some members of the building industry have begun developing products that not only reuse and recycle waste, but they eliminate ...
Vertical farming, blockchain and the circular economy are bringing ‘farm to table’ into the 21st century
Your groceries are getting a 21st-century reboot thanks to a new research centre focused on the future of food.
Should Australia explore more waste-to-energy options?
As Australia’s waste piles up, the country is finding itself in serious need of new, sustainable solutions. Could converting the ...
Old tyres are being recycled into new pavement for racetracks
An Australian company could save thousands of old tyres by recycling them into a novel paving material.
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 ...
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 ...
