The University of Queensland has launched a world-first international trial to see if the spare battery capacity in electric vehicles (EV) could be used to support the uptake of renewable energy, support the grid, and potentially power homes in the...
18 November 2021
Tissue engineering experts say future biomaterials will need to mimic the human body’s “stretch and squidge” properties.
17 September 2020
A new national program to transform food waste into valuable products is being led by a University of Queensland researcher.
9 May 2019
Australian breakthroughs in techniques for welding composite materials are changing the future of aerospace engineering, by cutting aircraft construction time and cost.
2 June 2014UQ's Queensland Geothermal Energy Centre of Excellence has signed an agreement with US turbine and power plant manufacturer Verdicorp to develop technology that is expected to significantly reduce the cost of geothermal electricity.
1 February 2011XeroCoat Inc, the company commercialising anti-reflective technology research developed by Dr Michael Harvey and Professor Paul Meredith from The University of Queensland’s (UQ) School of Mathematics and Physics, has recently announced a number of...
5 March 2010The University of Queensland (UQ) is playing a vital role in the continued success of Queensland’s resources sector according to the sector’s peak representative body.
21 December 2009
Powerlink Chair and the first woman to graduate from electrical engineering at UQ, Else Shepherd, AM, is the University's Alumnus of the Year for 2009.
24 November 2009
Continued robust use of coal and broad deployment of clean coal technologies is crucial for Australia’s energy and economic future, according to a multi-disciplinary study released today by The University of Queensland (UQ): “Coal and the...
28 October 2009Promising new University of Queensland research projects have the potential to revolutionise a diversity of industries, including healthcare, security, chemical, horticulture, energy and electronics.
16 June 2009Six scientists from The University of Queensland have received Smart Future Fellowships to help further their research into areas such as disease detection and clean energy.
5 June 2009
A free public lecture about the exploration of Mars will be held at The University of Queensland on Thursday, May 28.
22 April 2009
