Hydrogen micro-bubbles join fight against climate change
22 Oct 2021
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
16 Oct 2021
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...
Explaining fridges and Cybernetics
15 Oct 2021
Have you ever stopped to think how your fridge works, in one of those (inumerous) times you opened the door looking for a snack? And that maybe the way you use your...
Dr Niraj Lal a winner at "Oscars of science"
11 Oct 2021
Dr Niraj Lal has won the presitigous Celestino Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Science.
International projects inspire embrace of Humanitarian engineering minor
8 Oct 2021
This year, the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences will award the Humanitarian Engineering minor to its first recipients. Three distinguished members of that cohort are Benjamin Hoffman, Adele van der Winden...
Supercomputing world record
1 Oct 2021
Dr Giuseppe Barca and his team have set a new world record for quantum chemical calculations, using a supercomputer to predict the chemical reactions and physical properties of molecular systems with tens...
Humanitarian Engineering: introducing the first cohort
24 Sep 2021
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. Both say...
Engineering alumnus, Afnan Hannan, awarded 2021 ANU Young Alumnus of the Year
24 Sep 2021
Afnan Hannan, CEO and co-founder of Okra Solar, has been awarded 2021 ANU Young Alumnus of the Year.
Solar energy innovations and 'robot archaeologist' highlight Capstone 2021
16 Sep 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.
PhD research spurs international race for 6G terahertz band communications
3 Sep 2021
Associate Professor Nan Yang and PhD candidate Akram Shafie have published promising research outcomes in the wireless communications paradigm that could bring revolutionary new applications from science fiction to reality.