UQ researchers have worked with industry to map how Australia could move towards decarbonising its heavy haulage rail network.
2 May 2023University of Queensland researchers have found a way to more efficiently convert sugarcane into a building block of aviation fuel and other products.
17 January 2023Research co-led by UQ has found sharing real-time air quality readings in developing countries can reduce air pollution and lead to lower mortality rates.
25 October 2022It might not look like much, but this tool could improve the next generation of lasers - and with it, industries from telecommunications to car manufacturing.
12 September 2022A new University of Queensland-led training centre is set to become a hub for world-leading research in ‘green’ plastic.
18 August 2022Two University of Queensland alumni, who have helped shaped the state, have been named among this year’s Queensland Greats.
7 June 2022Studying ancient ocean floors could help discover minerals needed to produce electric cars and solar panels.
3 June 2022An innovative new building at The University of Queensland is more than just smart architecture - it has the potential to unlock ways for Australia to transition to a sustainable, zero-emissions economy.
13 April 2022A Brisbane startup company founded on University of Queensland technology to monitor the health of electricity network transformers has been acquired by French multinational Schneider Electric in a multi-million-dollar deal.
5 April 2022All eyes will be on Glasgow over the first two weeks of November as world leaders meet at the most important international climate summit in the past decade.
2 November 2021Technology that could rehabilitate mine waste back to useful soil is entering full-scale trials at two Queensland sites.
16 September 2021Two first-year University of Queensland students are the inaugural recipients of the Warwick Solar Farm – Bright Futures Scholarship, an annual investment in the Southern Downs community.
13 August 2021As silicon-based technology reaches its absolute limits, a material engineered by University of Queensland researchers could herald the next generation of electronics with more memory, faster speeds and advanced features.
8 July 2021Faster-charging and more sustainable batteries with a life up to three times greater than lithium ion are being built with technology developed at The University of Queensland.
23 April 2021Indigenous teenagers at remote schools rarely have opportunities to envision themselves in science, technology, engineering and maths careers – but one young Wiradjuri woman has found a path.
20 August 2020Installing the state’s largest behind-the-meter battery has saved The University of Queensland almost $74,000 in electricity costs in three months.
20 May 2020The future of the world’s energy supply is a challenge that excites University of Queensland graduand, Rhianna Cardamone.
11 December 2019Melting metals from scrapped electronic devices are among solutions for the sustainable supply of critical materials being investigated by University of Queensland researchers.
1 July 2019Researchers from The University of Queensland have helped to develop a four-point plan to create more sustainable, liveable, prosperous and resilient cities.
27 March 2019With rising sales of electric cars, a new company developing more efficient production of essential battery materials is raising funds to build a demonstration plant.
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