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The urgent need for human stool donations to treat chronic gut infections could soon be eased with innovative research to develop artificial super stool. Australian microbiome biotechnology company BiomeBank, in collaboration with RMIT University, has secured $100,000 in funding from the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) to develop the new bioreactor technology to support the collaborative research that aims to create a … Continue reading Research into artificial super stool manufacture to bring hope →

Forty engineering students from Australian universities have been awarded scholarships as part of the federal government’s plan to grow the pool of talent for naval shipbuilding. The National Naval Shipbuilding Pipeline Scholarship program provides students from the Queensland University of Technology and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology with funded university study. The program, facilitated … Continue reading More engineering students awarded naval shipbuilding scholarship →

Researchers at RMIT have shown how disposable face masks could be recycled to make roads, in a circular economy solution to pandemic-generated waste. Their study shows that using the recycled face mask material to make just one kilometre of a two-lane road would use up about 3 million masks, preventing 93 tonnes of waste from … Continue reading RMIT researchers develop road making material from disposable face masks →

Scientists have developed a next generation wound dressing that can detect infection and improve healing in burns, skin grafts and chronic wounds. In research led by RMIT University’s Dr Asma Khalid, smart wound dressings made of silk and nanodiamonds effectively sensed wound temperature, an early sign of infection, promoted healing and reduced infection from certain … Continue reading RMIT researchers develop innovative wound dressing that detects infection and improves healing →

Titomic Limited has entered into a commercial research and development agreement with RMIT to be conducted on behalf of Lockheed Martin – a major aerospace and defence company. The study will assess the capabilities of Titomic Kinetic Fusion (TKF) to create structural satellite parts made from a high-performance metal. Titomic’s participation in this joint research … Continue reading Titomic to deliver samples for Lockheed Martin & RMIT research program →

Researchers from RMIT University have developed an eco-friendly zero-cement concrete, which all but eliminates corrosion. Concrete corrosion and fatbergs plague sewage systems around the world, leading to costly and disruptive maintenance. But now RMIT engineers have developed concrete that can withstand the corrosive acidic environment found in sewage pipes, while greatly reducing residual lime that … Continue reading RMIT researchers develop cement-free concrete that beats corrosion and fatbergs →

RMIT and Siemens have announced the establishment of an ‘Industrial Digital Innovation Hub’ to help drive workforce transformation for Industry 4.0 in the Australasian region. The hub includes a significant hi-tech industrial software grant from Siemens, the largest industrial software company in the world. The announcement comes alongside news from Federal Minister for Education, Dan Tehan that the … Continue reading New Industrial Digital Innovation Hub to connect RMIT with global industry →

Researchers have developed electronic artificial skin that reacts to pain just like real skin, opening the way to better prosthetics, smarter robotics and non-invasive alternatives to skin grafts.   The prototype device developed by a team at RMIT University can electronically replicate the way human skin senses pain.   The device mimics the body’s near-instant … Continue reading RMIT develops electronic artificial skin →

A glass artist’s work with diamonds has opened the door to a new class of quantum sensors able to monitor changes in magnetic fields, with implications for mining and underwater monitoring. When Adelaide glass blower Karen Cunningham made art using diamond and glass, she had no idea it would inspire a new kind of hybrid … Continue reading Glass blowing inspires new class of quantum sensors →

Researchers at RMIT University have developed a method for making clear coatings to cut the cost of energy-saving smart windows and heat-repelling glass. The ultra-thin transparent coatings, which are over 100 times thinner than a human hair, block both harmful UV light and heat in the form of infrared radiation. The scientists used a process … Continue reading Spray-on clear coatings for cheaper smart windows →

Australian researchers and industry partners will collaborate to design and manufacture the world’s most precise, compact and cost-effective gyroscope, in a new $8.7 million project.   The new project led by navigation system manufacturer Advanced Navigation, with research partners RMIT University, The Australian National University (ANU) and commercial partner Corridor Insights, will cut the cost … Continue reading Australian collaboration to deliver world-leading gyroscope technology →

RMIT, Siemens and Festo have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore major areas of cooperation to help drive workforce transformation for Industry 4.0 in the Australasian region, including the establishment of an Industrial Digital Innovation Hub at RMIT. The hub will be designed to enable digital innovation at scale in a collaborative … Continue reading RMIT, Siemens and Festo partner to create a new Industrial Digital Innovation Hub →

An RMIT professor has been awarded by the Australian Academy of Science for her contributions to science, her signature advance being in the field of stretchable electronics. Awarded the Frederick White Medal for early career researchers, Professor Madhu Bhaskaran has developed techniques to stretch devices to an unprecedented level – allowing them to be worn … Continue reading RMIT professor’s work in stretchable electronics awarded →

RMIT has today launched a report into how local manufacturers can embrace Industry 4.0 (I4.0), which revealed widespread hesitation among local advanced manufacturers to embrace game-changing technologies for fears of cost. “The businesses we talked to mostly assumed I4.0 implementation was inherently costly and therefore only within reach of large, cashed-up corporations,” RMIT University’s Dr Ben … Continue reading What local manufacturers can do to get aboard the Industry 4.0 express →

A nano-thin, ultra-flexible electronic material that could be printed and rolled out like newspaper, for the touchscreens of the future, has been developed by RMIT researchers. The electronic sheets are readily compatible with existing electronic technologies and the touch-responsive technology is 100 times thinner than existing touchscreen materials. Because of their incredible flexibility, the sheets … Continue reading Nano-thin, flexible touchscreens could soon be printed like newspaper →

RMIT University have developed a new titanium alloy using copper that solves a key issue with using titanium in 3D printing. Currently, titanium alloys used in 3D printing are prone to cracking or distortion, as when it cools, the lattices of the material can bond together in column-shaped crystals. The alloy created at RMIT did … Continue reading Titanium found to strengthen 3D printing →

The flexibility and quick thinking of Australian manufacturing was called into duty recently in Melbourne. A recent inspection of the eternal flame at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance uncovered that the burner component had significantly deteriorated. Then, manufacturer DANT Industries, along with RMIT University was brought to the front line. The team took only 72 hours … Continue reading Manufacturing keeps the fire burning →

Geofabrics Australasia, a manufacturer of geosynthetics used in infrastructure building, will grow its manufacturing capabilities in Albury with $322,000 in co-investment from the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC). The geosynthetics manufacturers by Geofabrics provide ground stabilisation and drainage capabilities in civil engineering projects. The current funding will enable a collaborative project with RMIT and two … Continue reading Geofabrics grows local manufacturing capabilities →

An electronic capsule that measures gases in the gut is now undergoing clinical trials. The Atmo Gas Capsule, a product of research first conducted at RMIT, is now being used in human trials at Monash University and the Alfred Hospital. Atmo Biosciences is managing the commercialisation of the technology, after signing an agreement with RMIT … Continue reading Industry takes step to commercialise capsule to measure gas →

A collaboration between RMIT and disability enterprise Brite Services, alongside regional network North Link, will manufacture a e-bike for wheelchair-bound cyclists. RMIT students designed the bicycle, and people with disabilities will build the device, after a $300,000 grant from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was awarded to the consortium. Brite will manufacture the bike, … Continue reading Building bicycles for all abilities →