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Turning old clothes into high-end building materials

19 Dec 2018

UNSW Sydney's Professor Veena Sahajwalla is leading a team producing high-quality building products made from old clothing and mixed waste glass.

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Your old, unwanted clothes can be turned into building materials

19 Nov 2018

Throwing away clothing that's no longer needed is a missed opportunity to turn the fabrics into new products such as building materials.

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UNSW recycling revolution reaches a new generation

09 Nov 2018

Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla's work to revolutionise recycling via groundbreaking technologies developed at UNSW is being heard by a new, younger audience.

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Big challenges, micro solutions: Closing the loop in Australia’s waste crisis

31 Oct 2018

Waste microfactories can transform the manufacturing landscape in Australia, especially in remote locations where waste transportation and processing are expensive.

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Recycling goes to landfill while technology sits idle

05 Oct 2018

People are losing confidence in recycling and overwhelmingly want government to support solutions such as UNSW's groundbreaking microfactory technology, a new survey shows.

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Three new UNSW Fellows of Australian Academy of Science

22 May 2018

For their outstanding research on psychological responses to trauma, recycling science, and nanomaterials, three UNSW scientists have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science.

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World first e-waste microfactory launches at UNSW

06 Apr 2018

The world’s first microfactory that can transform the components from electronic waste (e-waste) items such as discarded smart phones and laptops into valuable materials for re-use has been launched at UNSW Sydney, with the Minister for the Environment, Gabrielle Upton, in attendance.

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Introducing the Australian Human Rights Institute

14 Mar 2018

The Australian Human Rights Institute is a new initiative at UNSW Sydney that is bringing together researchers from different disciplines to find solutions to human rights challenges.

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UNSW wows India's Modi with gift of innovation

11 Apr 2017

Australia has presented India’s Narendra Modi with replica Mahatma Gandhi spectacles – made entirely from waste using breakthrough recycling technology developed at UNSW.

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Program tackles gender disparity in startup economy

01 Aug 2016

UNSW has launched an initiative to address the gender gap in entrepreneurship and encourage more female students into the technology-based startup economy.

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