Innovation

UNSW grads launch super ski helmets on Kickstarter

02 Oct 2015

A team of UNSW design and engineering graduates inspired by cult figure Robocop have turned to American crowd-funding platform Kickstarter to deliver the world’s first intelligent ski helmets.

Stepping out in style: UNSW entrepreneurs make list of New York’s hottest startups

25 Sep 2015

A UNSW student startup that sells socks to fight hunger, HIV, plant trees and improve literacy has been named on a list of New York’s coolest new businesses.

UNSW solar speed demons prepare to face off against Dutch, Germans

25 Sep 2015

It may officially be the world’s fastest electric car, but Sunswift eVe – Australia’s entry in the annual international solar car race – has a tough battle ahead to beat cashed-up teams from the Netherlands and Germany.

Basic research has unexpected rewards

15 Jul 2015

The government wants universities to focus on research with commercial return. But many of our most transformative innovations have been derived from basic research whose impact was impossible to foresee, writes Les Field.

UNSW Engineering boosts engagement with industry

09 Jul 2015

UNSW Engineering has made two new appointments aimed at boosting engagement with industry in Australia and internationally.

Mission: Possible – the Michael Crouch Innovation Centre

01 Jul 2015

A new centre at UNSW aims to transform the thinking of every student who steps through its doors.

Innovation gold for UNSW

30 Jun 2015

A UNSW student team has won gold in a global innovation and entrepreneurship competition with an innovative app that helps users book events and organise their social life.

In praise of creative theft ... from other industries

09 Jun 2015

Mid-market firms can gain from transplanting external ideas – and the inspiration often comes from the most unlikely sources.

Photo Gallery: Pollinate Energy brings light to slums of India

27 May 2015

Pollinate Energy is a social enterprise that aims to bring solar lighting to millions of India’s poor. The company was co-founded with two UNSW graduates, Ben Merven and Monique Alfris, who studied renewable energy engineering before using their skills to set up the company with three friends.

Significant Investor Visa misses the mark on venture capital and innovation

20 May 2015

The review of the Significant Investor Visa program will lead to some welcome improvements, however it is a lost opportunity to significantly impact Australia’s innovative capacity, writes Jo-Ann Suchard.

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