Warming temperatures may shrink wetland carbon sinks
A major global study using teabags as a measuring device shows warming temperatures may reduce the amount of carbon stored in wetlands.
Static electricity could help run air conditioners
An invention made from waste polystyrene that generates static electricity from motion and wind could lower power usage by recycling waste energy in air conditioners and other applications.
Coffee concrete shortlisted for national research impact award
Universities Australia has shortlisted RMIT University’s coffee concrete innovators for the upcoming 2024 Shaping Australia Awards in the Problem Solver category.
Coffee concrete makes its debut in a major infrastructure project
An innovation developed at RMIT University has been used for the first time in a major infrastructure project, being laid into a footpath along a busy road in Pakenham as part of Victoria’s Big Build.