Science

Research led by RMIT University has developed an experimental invention to turn wastewater’s high contaminant load into an advantage for making green hydrogen that could reduce reliance on fresh water – a scarce resource in many parts of the world.

The ARC Industrial transformation Training Centre for Whole-Life Design of Carbon Neutral Infrastructure (DfCO2 Centre) will upskill Australia’s civil infrastructure workforce with the methodological and technological expertise necessary to produce infrastructure that is carbon neutral for its whole life.

Researchers from RMIT University and CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have unveiled a method to significantly extend the lifetime of quantum batteries – 1,000 times longer than previous demonstrations.

Leading environmentalist, scientist, writer and researcher Professor Tim Flannery has joined RMIT in the College of Design & Social Context.

RMIT University and the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) have signed an extension of their partnership, strengthening international academic cooperation in nanoscience and nanotechnology.

RMIT’s Professor Sharath Sriram has been named as Western Australia’s new Chief Scientist.

RMIT recently bid a temporary farewell to the newest cohort of BITS-RMIT Higher Education Academy students, who visited Melbourne for a whirlwind nine-day immersion tour.

Engineers at RMIT University have invented a small ‘neuromorphic’ device that detects hand movement, stores memories and processes information like a human brain, without the need for an external computer.