UTS researchers aim to reduce the cost of wool fleece processing through an automated system to inspect, trim and bale.

Australians love their seafood, which makes protecting the safety and sustainability of this resource is a high priority. But a growing problem for seafood producers and public health authorities is an increase in incidents of shellfish poisoning.

Brewing just one six-pack of beer leaves behind a CO2 hangover that takes a tree two days to absorb. But scientists and popular independent beer brand Young Henrys are working together to demonstrate the potential for one of the world’s oldest organisms – algae – to help businesses offset carbon dioxide.

Think of a vertical garden and you might picture something like Central Park in Sydney – a multimillion-dollar project where a 150-metre high living wall containing 250 species of plants, flowers and vines marks the entrance to the CBD.

Treating human waste consumes energy and produces greenhouse gas emissions, while being a major expense for councils and water utilities. However, scientist Qilin Wang is working on technology that could turn wastewater treatment plants into carbon-neutral energy generators.

Researchers at UTS Science have worked with numerous industry partners over multiple decades on innovative materials that improve energy efficiency and human comfort in our buildings.

Algae. They’re green (some of the time), aquatic (most of the time) and seemingly unremarkable, except when they’re in the news for clogging up our waterways. But it turns out these unassuming organisms might just spell salvation for the future of our planet.

A unique approach to managing supply and demand during Australia’s worst drought transformed the way Australia thought about its most valuable resource, water.