Researchers drill down on mine waste monitoring using drones and sensors
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
Capturing PFAS chemicals for better battery technology
Technology developed at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» can remove harmful ‘forever chemicals’ from water so they can be used in renewable batteries.
4 September 2024
A quantum leap for biology
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» 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
Urban and small island communities facing major social and environmental challenges will be the first to benefit from close to half a million dollars of joint investment by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» of Queensland and Indonesia’s national research organisation...
26 April 2016
Termite guts could contribute to mining site rehabilitation and pay big dividends for the planet, thanks to University of Queensland research.
22 April 2016
Shanghai-based Baosteel Group will provide approximately $10 million in additional funds to continue the momentum of a successful research and development centre that combines the expertise of four Australian universities with the industrial...
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Global warming could occur more quickly than expected, according to a new model by University of Queensland and Griffith University researchers.
10 March 2016
University of Queensland analysis of the costs associated with delivering Galilee Basin coal to India has called into question the project’s long-term viability.
7 March 2016
Forests are the lungs of the planet, so surely planting more of them could only be a good thing.
15 February 2016
A research organisation that comprises Australia’s top water experts has welcomed a Federal Government plan to make cities greener and cooler.
20 January 2016Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» has ranked 45th in a global ranking system, placing fifth in the Asia-Pacific Region and number one in Queensland.
16 October 2015
Mining provides income and infrastructure to Mongolia, but it also brings drastic social and environmental changes, new research shows.
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Sunshine is being turned into energy and knowledge at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» of Queensland’s Gatton campus, where the state’s largest solar array was switched on today.
27 March 2015
Brazilian steel industry strategies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions have failed spectacularly, actually resulting in a doubling of emissions, University of Queensland research has found.
11 February 2015
The question of whether the future will be powered by coal and oil or by renewable energy is crucially important, both to the medium-term future of the Australian economy and to the long-term future of the planet. For either to succeed, there is a...
8 January 2015
To help meet the changing professional training and development needs of the extractive resources sector, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» of Queensland has launched a new postgraduate coursework program for 2015.
9 December 2014
Queensland scientists delving into newspaper archives have discovered that catch rates for Queensland’s pink snapper fishery have declined almost 90 per cent, since the nineteenth century.
17 November 2014
The agricultural green paper released last week proposes 27 new water and irrigation projects, which the government claims will be necessary for Australia’s agricultural expansion. The emphasis is firmly on dams, with federal agriculture minister...
30 October 2014