University of Queensland researchers are developing new ways to monitor mine waste using drones and ground sensors to improve safety and land rehabilitation across mine sites.
11 September 2024
Technology developed at UQ can remove harmful ‘forever chemicals’ from water so they can be used in renewable batteries.
4 September 2024
UQ has launched a $45 million research initiative to position Australia as a global leader in quantum biotechnology, and tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges.
3 September 2024
A new $60-million Biosustainability Hub at UQ will use synthetic biology to help the world’s biggest businesses transition to net zero.
26 August 2024
UQ research is at the forefront of finding ways to improve the return to work for people diagnosed with dust lung disease.
7 June 2024
UQ researchers have outlined 5 key steps needed to speed up Australia’s transition to electric vehicles.
30 May 2024
Zapping rocks with a high-voltage pulse – similar to a lightning strike – could be the answer to decarbonising the mining industry according to researchers from The University of Queensland.
14 May 2024
Researchers have unravelled the mystery of sugarcane genetics, finding the crop’s genome is three times the size of the human genome and more complex.
28 March 2024
A tech start-up from UQ is set to make efficiencies in the renewable energy sector by detecting faults in solar farm panels.
20 February 2024
A new dust testing methodology developed by University of Queensland researchers offers workers better protection from diseases such as black lung and silicosis.
9 January 2024
