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Mikaela Jade named Indigenous Leader of the Year "We are the original scientists," said Mikaela Jade, a proud Cabrogal woman from the Georges...
Mikaela Jade named Indigenous Leader of the Year
“It's pretty incredible, but what I'm most excited about is that there was an actual category of women in the awards of Indigenous women in this space,”...
Australia must increase R&D spending to meet net zero pledge
The Australian government's net zero plan bets that 15% of necessary carbon emission reductions will come through unknown, future technology breakthroughs. To make that possible, the government will need...
Dr Fiona Beck of the School of Engineering teamed with ANU colleagues to study emissions from fossil fuel-based hydrogen production.
“Serious threat” of fugitive emissions with Australia's hydrogen plan
Australia's plans to produce hydrogen using fossil fuels carries significant risks and could create an industry that leads to an increase in greenhouse gas ...
Constantly coming out: on being LGBTQIA+ in STEM
To mark the 4th International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM, we...
Capstone students chart path to "Carbon Negative"
When you boil water for your afternoon tea, are you heating more water than you need? That’s the level of detail you will find in an 80-page carbon negative study prepared by a team of Capstone engineering students for...
Robot co-pilots to make helicopter rescue faster, safer
Associate Professor Hanna Kurniawati and her team at the ANU College of Engineering & Computer Science (CECS) have been awarded two grants by the Australian Research...
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Hydrogen micro-bubbles join fight against climate change
The Australian Research Council (ARC) recently announced a $654,642 grant to empower a team of researchers at ANU to continue development of high-density hydrogen storage. Hydrogen energy captured in microscopic bubbles will...
Blazing trails, building new networks for women in STEM
Tegan Clark came up with the idea for the first Women in STEM leadership conference during the 2020 lockdown as she contemplated her past and future at ANU. She regretted that she hadn't fostered many relationships with other women...
Undergrad prize winners score wins for the environment as well
In 2020, Young Engineers Australia (YEA) invited students in Victoria to compete for prestige and prize money in the first YEA Case Competition. When Nicky Koubouzis learned that the 2021 competition would be expanded to...
International projects inspire embrace of Humanitarian engineering minor
This year, the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences will award the Humanitarian Engineering minor to its first recipients....
Humanitarian Engineering: introducing the first cohort
When Hayley Yates and Jack Hill receive their diplomas at the end of Semester 2, 2021, they will be among the first to do so with a minor in Humanitarian...
Engineering alumnus, Afnan Hannan, awarded 2021 ANU Young Alumnus of the Year
Afnan Hannan, CEO and co-founder of Okra Solar, has been awarded 2021 ANU Young Alumnus of the Year. Hanan graduated in 2014, from a double Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce degree. ...
Solar energy innovations and 'robot archaeologist' highlight Capstone 2021
Designs for a “robot archeologist” and the “solar roller” — a power station on wheels — are two of many promising innovations emerging from the ANU Engineering Capstone initiative in 2021. Sixteen semester 2 projects...
PhD research spurs international race for 6G terahertz band communications
Associate Professor Nan Yang and PhD candidate Akram Shafie have published promising research outcomes in the wireless communications paradigm that could bring...
Dual sided solar cells capture reflected and direct sunlight simultaneously.
ANU scientists set new record with bifacial solar cells
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have produced a more efficient type of solar cell, using laser processing and setting a new world record in...
