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Eco Factor: Pollution sensing nano-sensors powered by solar energy. The Queensland University of Technology has been awarded a $1.3 million grant to develop solar-powered nano-sensors which could detect pollution and monitor the environment in...

Centuries back when Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote "Water, water, every where, Not any drop to drink" for the Rime of Ancient Mariner, he wouldn't have even thought how relevant these could get in the 21st urban century. His words could come true if...

With nuclear power booming as an energy source and the threats of poisonous bombs increasing, Queensland University of Technology scientists have discovered a new way to help detect radioactive contamination in the ground safely. The new way helps.

A Queensland University of Technology academic is developing a pollution map, being compiled for identifying car and truck emission "hot spots" in south-east Queensland. It is claimed to be the first inventory in the world. It is of ultra-fine...

The world is chasing not only towards clean energy, but also cost-effective ethanol production. Queensland University of Technology and Farmacule BioIndustries have developed new sugarcane plants to produce cost-effective ethanol from it! The approach..