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A male scientist in lab coat and goggles inspects a glass full of red liquid.

A new $60-million Biosustainability Hub at Â鶹ÊÓƵ will use synthetic biology to help the world’s biggest businesses transition to net zero.

26 August 2024
Close up of mine worker in high vis writing on a piece of paper

Â鶹ÊÓƵ research is at the forefront of finding ways to improve the return to work for people diagnosed with dust lung disease.

7 June 2024
A photo taken inside an EV showing a driver and passenger in the front seat, the driver is pointing to the vehicle's charging screen.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers have outlined 5 key steps needed to speed up Australia’s transition to electric vehicles.

30 May 2024
Bright light over rocks showing voltage being discharged

Zapping rocks with a high-voltage pulse – similar to a lightning strike – could be the answer to decarbonising the mining industry according to researchers from Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Queensland.

14 May 2024
Sugarcane crop with trees and house in background under blue sky.

Researchers have unravelled the mystery of sugarcane genetics, finding the crop’s genome is three times the size of the human genome and more complex.

28 March 2024
 A man stands in a grassy field with rows of solar panels behind him.

A tech start-up from Â鶹ÊÓƵ is set to make efficiencies in the renewable energy sector by detecting faults in solar farm panels.

20 February 2024
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A new dust testing methodology developed by University of Queensland researchers offers workers better protection from diseases such as black lung and silicosis.

9 January 2024
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An ambitious alliance to achieve zero net emissions in Australian agriculture and boost the $70 billion sector has been funded by the Federal Government.

12 December 2023
Two people in red shirts and helmets stand in red mud, there are trees in the background

Nearly a third of the world’s mine tailings are stored within or near protected conservation areas, University of Queensland research has found.

28 November 2023

Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Queensland’s vision for a sustainable future will be at the centre of an international conversation as Brisbane hosts the 2023 World Mining Congress this week.

27 June 2023
A long train travels on a track with fields and open country either side of it.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers have worked with industry to map how Australia could move towards decarbonising its heavy haulage rail network.

2 May 2023
Ten wind turbines on grass hills at sunset

Australia will need to triple the National Electricity Market’s power capacity by 2030 to be on track for net zero by 2050 – requiring a rapid rollout of wind and solar power, transmission, storage, electric vehicles, and heat pumps as it replaces...

19 April 2023
Person charging their electric vehicle.

Queensland’s brightest minds in electric transport will descend on Brisbane for the State’s inaugural Electric Transport Industry Transformation Forum on Friday 17 March.

17 March 2023
A room with dark walls is filled with an art installation of industrial mining equipment repurposed into musical instruments.

Extraction, extinction and post-carbon futures are explored by Australian and international artists in Â鶹ÊÓƵ Art Museum’s first group exhibition for 2023, We Are Electric.

10 February 2023
A view down a grassy path between rows of tall sugarcane plants with a bright blue sky above

University of Queensland researchers have found a way to more efficiently convert sugarcane into a building block of aviation fuel and other products.

17 January 2023