University of Queensland

WA-based manufacturer Precision Agronomics Australia (PAA) and the University of Western Australia are partnering to commercialise a mechanical weed chipper, which allows farmers to reduce the use of herbicides for weed management in large scale cropping operations. UWA’s inaugural agricultural engineer, Dr Andrew Guzzomi, said commercialisation of the research was a significant development for Australian … Continue reading Local manufacturer to commercialise weed management innovation →

University of Queensland researchers have made a breakthrough in the development of a solar power technology that can be made into thin, flexible films and used to generate electricity even in low-light conditions, for example, for cars, planes, and homes. UQ researchers have set a world record for the conversion of solar energy to electricity … Continue reading University of Queensland team makes solar technology breakthrough →

Australian scientists at the University of Melbourne are the first to develop a lab-grown coronavirus outside China, in a major break-through that will speed up work towards a vaccine for the disease. Scientists from the Peter Doherty Institution for Infection and Immunity – a joint venture between the University of Melbourne and the Royal Melbourne hospital – … Continue reading Australian researchers race to develop coronavirus vaccines →

Manufacturers continue to have a growing role to play in ensuring that waste is diverted from landfill and used in the creation of new products. After the joint meeting of Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Environment Ministers, a tight timeframe for a resolution to the waste crisis was agreed upon. The ministers agreed to phase … Continue reading COAG waste timeline puts emphasis on manufacturers →

A new facility for the testing of satellites and other large-scale vehicles travelling faster than the speed of sound will open at the University of Queensland (UQ). The facility is an upgrade of UQ’s Centre for Hypersonics’s large expansion tube facility, X3. The new configuration is named X3R, and can test at speeds up to … Continue reading Hypersonic testing facility expands capability →

The University of Queensland opened Australia’s largest university makerspace this week. Named “UQ Innovate”, the space will provide space for students, academics, and researchers to use machines such as 3D printers, vacuum formers, industrial robots, and waterjet cutters. To enable visitors to get the most out of the technology, technical and trade qualified staff will … Continue reading Largest makerspace opens at University of Queensland →

Professor Jennifer Stow, of the University of Queensland (UQ) Institute for Molecular Bioscience, is the only Australian to join the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO), to promote and improve life sciences research. According to UQ, Stow’s work in investigating cells and finding cellular and molecular solutions has had a broad impact in medicine, biological, and … Continue reading University of Queensland professor joins EMBO →

The University of Queensland (UQ) has developed technology that can analyse a person’s cough and help diagnose respiratory disorders quickly and easily in patients who lack access to doctors. Udantha Abeyratne, UQ biomedical engineer and associate professor, and his team, have developed diagnostic technology that uses smartphones to instantly identify common respiratory disorders like asthma, … Continue reading University of Queensland smartphone app can diagnose respiratory diseases →

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has partnered with Bavarian Motor Works (BMW) to open doors for a postgraduate research program. The initiative will be carried out in Brisbane through Dr Rafael Gomez, QUT’s study area coordinator for industrial design. The program will give design students the technical skills to undertake paid internships at BMW’s Munich … Continue reading BMW and Queensland University develop research program →

A civil engineering team from the University of Queensland has won the inaugural World Innovation in Bridge Engineering (WIBE) award for their hybrid fiberglass-concrete-steel bridge, in Guimarães Portugal. The University of Queensland’s bridge design can reduce major urban bridgeworks projects from months or years to just three days, it’s set to save time, money, and … Continue reading University of Queensland wins at global engineering awards →

A team of University of Queensland researchers will join forces with 40 other organisations to form a new cooperative research centre (CRC), set to improve offshore renewable energy production. The Blue Economy CRC is a $329 million research project that combines seafood, renewable energy and offshore engineering for the first time. It is underpinned by a $70m … Continue reading Research centre to improve renewable energy production and offshore engineering →

The University of Queensland is set to be the first major university in the world to offset 100 per cent of its electricity usage through its own renewable energy asset. The estimation comes after Terrain Solar and its strategic development partner PwC Australia announced the sale of the Warwick Solar Farm to the University of Queensland … Continue reading University of Queensland set to use 100 per cent renewable energy →

The Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group is collaborating with the University of Queensland (UQ) to undertake advanced research in flight science and enabling technologies. The $10 million agreement will see the two parties will combine their testing facilities to leverage the expertise of academic and industry researchers and international partners. Under the new agreement, Professor … Continue reading DST and UQ partner for high-speed flight research →

Siemens today announced a software grant with an in-kind commercial value of over half billion Australian dollars to the University of Queensland (UQ). The initiative is part of a series of grants by Siemens to Australian universities to enable the students to develop the skills needed to successfully participate in the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) … Continue reading Siemens commits over half a billion in software grants for digital manufacturing →

The Australian Research Council (ARC) Research Hub for the Advanced Manufacturing of Medical Devices (AMMD Research Hub) was launched today at Cook Medical Australia in Brisbane. Cook Medical Australia along with the University of Queensland and other hub partners is investing significant resources into the national collaboration. In total, the collaboration includes over $10 million … Continue reading Qld launches medical devices manufacturing research hub →

A BIS Oxford Economics report highlights the breadth and scale of the leading aerospace company’s growth in this part of the world. Based on 2016 data, Boeing generates nearly $1.3 billion for the Australian economy and supports more than 9,300 direct and indirect jobs through its high-tech operations including advanced manufacturing, defence, research and development, … Continue reading Boeing injected $1.3b to Australian GDP in 2016 →

Late last month, Boeing Research and Technology Australia (BR&T–Australia) announced that it has moved its Brisbane-based team into a new centre within The University of Queensland’s (UQ) St Lucia campus. The move is the first time in the Asia-Pacific region that Boeing has co-located research within a university. The BR&T-Australia Technology Centre, at the UQ … Continue reading Boeing opens R&D facility at University of Queensland →

Ultra-thin, flexible screen-printed batteries for cheap portable devices and intermittent renewable energy are closer to reality, due to a joint UNSW-University of Queensland project to further develop technology by battery energy storage firm Printed Energy and bring it to market. Backed by the energy innovator and philanthropist Trevor St Baker, founder of ERM Power and … Continue reading Next generation of manufacturing in screen-printed batteries →