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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø can remove harmful ‘forever chemicals’ from water so they can be used in renewable batteries.
4 September 2024
A quantum leap for biology
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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
Queensland scientists will play a key role in a new Australian research centre working to increase major food crop yields. University of Queensland researchers will form the Queensland node of the $22 million Australian Research Council Centre of...
24 October 2014A leading environmental researcher from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will offer an insight into mineral wealth in Congo during a visit to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø next week.
28 August 2014
An international team of theoretical quantum physicists is working on a way of absorbing light and storing it as energy.
22 August 2014ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Centre for Coal Seam Gas (CCSG) has attracted $3.25 million in funding to further its research capabilities.
15 August 2014-1.jpg?itok=8JJrR_fQ "The collapse of corroded concrete sewer pipes can cause major infrastructure damage, such as this sinkhole created in San Francisco. Picture source: AP via AAP/George Nikitin")
A team of University of Queensland researchers has found a way to save water providers hundreds of millions of dollars a year by reducing sewer corrosion.
14 August 2014
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and First Solar have begun construction on a 3.275 megawatt solar photovoltaic research facility at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Gatton campus.
6 August 2014
New research from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has helped find practical solutions to gender-based violence issues stemming from Mongolia’s mining boom.
16 June 2014Professor John Foster, Director of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Energy Economics and Management Group, is available to comment on electricity changes.
3 June 2014
A lifelong commitment to sustainable mining has brought recognition for a highly accomplished and long-serving University of Queensland academic, Emeritus Professor Clive L. Bell.
23 May 2014Researchers at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø), the Harvard Kennedy School, and Clark University have uncovered that conflict with communities is costing mining companies billions of dollars.
13 May 2014
Researchers from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø are looking at an untapped vein of metals, potentially worth $2 billion a year, but it won’t be found in a mine.
28 March 2014
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø) is moving to ensure the results of its research are widely available.
7 February 2014
Most of the Earth’s remaining fossil fuels must be left in the ground to avoid disastrous consequences for today’s young people and for future generations, according to research published today.
4 December 2013Australia’s power system needs a combination of a carbon price supported by direct action incentives aimed at businesses if it is to withstand future supply and price shocks.
21 November 2013Fair negotiation of landowner compensation for coal seam gas extraction is one of the much-needed projects at the heart of Queensland’s new mining law research centre, to be officially launched tonight.
7 November 2013