The scramjet engine developed by The University of Queensland has been listed as one of the 'best things since sliced bread' in a feature currently on the www.news.com.au website.
View the feature here. Scroll to the right to find the image of the scramjet which was listed as the best Australian invention for 2008. Gardasil, the world's first cancer vaccine developed by Professor Ian Fraser of The University of Queeenland is listed as the best thing for 2006.
Scramjets are air-breathing supersonic combustion ramjet engines that will be used in future space travel and could make it possible to fly from Sydney to London in two hours. Developed by the Centre for Hypersonics at the School, UQ’s scramjet program has led the world in supersonic and hypersonic research for more than 20 years. Learn more at the Centre for Hypersonics website.
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