Researchers have developed a powerful, low-cost method for recycling used cooking oil and agricultural waste into biodiesel, and turning food scraps and plastic rubbish into high-value products.
Materials Science
Oct 26, 2020
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Researchers from RMIT University have developed an eco-friendly zero-cement concrete, which all but eliminates corrosion.
Materials Science
Sep 28, 2020
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Researchers have shown how industries could work together to recycle cigarette butts into bricks, in a step-by-step implementation plan for saving energy and solving a global littering problem.
Materials Science
Sep 16, 2020
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Scientists have revealed how nanomaterials inspired by insect wings are able to destroy bacteria on contact.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 18, 2020
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When Adelaide glass blower Karen Cunningham made art using diamond and glass she had no idea it would inspire a new kind of hybrid material. Now a consortium of scientists, including from RMIT University and University of ...
General Physics
Aug 12, 2020
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Researchers have shown how a blend of old tires and building rubble could be used as a sustainable road-making material, in a zero-waste solution to boost recycling and support the circular economy.
Materials Science
Jul 29, 2020
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Researchers have shown how a by-product of steel making can be used to both treat wastewater and make stronger concrete, in a zero-waste approach to help advance the circular economy.
Materials Science
Apr 6, 2020
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Victoria is home to Australia's most livable regional cities—Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong—according to new research that for the first time maps health and livability across the country's 21 largest cities.
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2020
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Image-based sexual abuse in Australia is increasing, according to new research.
Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2020
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Researchers have used liquid metals to develop new bacteria-destroying technology that could be the answer to the deadly problem of antibiotic resistance.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 13, 2020
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