Australia’s path to becoming an R&D powerhouse
For all the hype around Australian innovation, the past two decades have seen a worrying downward trajectory in R&D funding ...
Tag: university research
Coal matrix swelling resulting from carbon sequestration
Dr Samintha Perera, a lecturer in geotechnical engineering at the University of Melbourne, has spent more than a decade researching ...
Rubber hits the road in ‘recycled’ concrete
Australian engineers have replaced conventional aggregates in concrete with rubber from discarded tyres.
Do you know how to evacuate a building efficiently?
Engineers from UNSW Sydney recently carried out a series of experiments to understand how the behaviour of crowds can make ...
How can we bridge the gap between university research and private business in Australia?
Commercialising university research is an enduring issue for Australian manufacturers. So what can be done to bridge the gap between ...
