As silicon-based technology reaches its absolute limits, a material engineered by University of Queensland researchers could herald the next generation of electronics with more memory, faster speeds and advanced features.
8 July 2021Indigenous teenagers at remote schools rarely have opportunities to envision themselves in science, technology, engineering and maths careers – but one young Wiradjuri woman has found a path.
20 August 2020Bee venom that can be used for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and research into dementia, HIV and arthritis can now be easily and profitably harvested thanks to a University of Queensland student’s invention.
10 May 2019Experiments furthering humanity’s ambitions in space are to be launched later this week by University of Queensland students.
15 April 2019Breakthrough artificial intelligence developed in Queensland could improve insulin dosing for diabetics and transform the way aeroplane engine wear and tear is monitored.
25 March 2019Next-generation steel and metal alloys are a step closer to reality, thanks to an international research project involving a University of Queensland scientist.
17 March 2017The University of Queensland is the university of choice for more than half of Queensland’s top performing secondary school students.
21 February 2017Two hundred young scientists will converge on Brisbane when the National Youth Science Forum makes its Queensland debut in January next year.
25 January 2017Termite guts could contribute to mining site rehabilitation and pay big dividends for the planet, thanks to University of Queensland research.
22 April 2016Today, 21 October 2015, marks the day Marty McFly and Doc Brown arrive in the fictional future of the iconic film Back to the Future II. While we aren’t expecting the time-travelling duo, played by Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, to arrive...
21 October 2015Second-year university student Talia Rose is kicking off 2015 at the Engineers Without Borders Design Summit in Cambodia.
12 January 2015An international team of theoretical quantum physicists is working on a way of absorbing light and storing it as energy.
22 August 2014Australian scientists have developed a novel autopilot that guides aircraft through complex aerobatic manoeuvres by watching the horizon like a honey bee.
1 December 2010A DIVERSE group of academics united by a passion for teaching was last night recognised at the 2010 University of Queensland Excellence in Teaching & Learning Awards.
2 November 2010Nine UQ researchers will travel the world building research links and bringing that knowledge back to Queensland thanks to funding from the Queensland Government.
19 May 2010A series of workshops organised by a UQ researcher are an important step in addressing a worrying decline in the teaching and learning of mathematics.
23 March 2010Queensland will host some of the world’s elite scientists later this year at the 24th International Conference on Statistical Physics sponsored by The University of Queensland.
19 January 2010There are more species of insects on the planet than any other group. While they are not everyone’s favorite topic, they fascinate UQ entomology lecturer Dr David Merritt, who leads Entomology Curriculum Australia (ECA), a project making an...
13 January 2010UQ physicists and Harvard chemists have teamed up to build a quantum computer that could have profound implications for wider science.
7 January 2010