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New environmentally friendly solar panel recycling process helps recover valuable silver

20 Jul 2023

Patented sieving process developed by research team at UNSW Sydney significantly improves the way important materials from photovoltaic panels can be separated and extracted for reuse.

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Repair, reuse and recycle: dealing with solar panels at the end of their useful life

05 Jun 2023

UNSW Sydney solar experts say we need bespoke technology designed to recycle important elements inside solar panels.

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World-class UNSW scientists recognised with ARC Industry Laureate Fellowships

09 May 2023

Alexander Hamilton and Veena Sahajwalla will lead University–industry collaborations to provide real-world outcomes.

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Beyond Black Friday: how much waste ends up in landfill?

29 Nov 2022

While bargain sales pump out assets destined for the dump, emerging recycling technologies offer sustainable solutions to landfills.

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Research innovation and translation specialist to lead Trailblazer

11 Nov 2022

Professor Emmanuel Mastio joins the Australian Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy from the Future Fuels Cooperative Research Centre where he was a research commercialisation consultant and IP advisor. 

Veena Sahajwalla Clunies Research Award Winner

UNSW waste pioneer recognised with Clunies Ross Innovation Award

27 Oct 2022

UNSW Sydney's Veena Sahajwalla has received one of Australia’s most prestigious research awards for her globally recognised waste transformation technologies.

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10 Minute Genius: Veena Sahajwalla on why there is no such thing as waste

01 Sep 2022

Waste has got a bad reputation. But when we hold our noses as we scuttle past the bin, we are passing by a world of opportunities. In material science, the idea of a used can, a discarded tyre or a smashed iPhone is a gateway to an untapped world of new products.

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UNSW recycling and clean energy initiative secures Trailblazer funding

11 May 2022

A recycling and clean energy initiative, led by UNSW Sydney in partnership with the University of Newcastle, has been endorsed to assist the country’s economic recovery under the Trailblazer Universities Program.

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Sustainable solutions for ghost net waste

02 Mar 2022

A joint report by environmental not-for-profit organisation TierraMar and the UNSW SMaRT Centre outlines solutions for the fight against discarded ‘ghost’ nets and other fishing marine debris in northern Australia.

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UNSW research projects shortlisted for Trailblazer program

07 Feb 2022

Two UNSW research commercialisation initiatives could share in $242.7 million in federal government funding under the new Trailblazer Universities Program.

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