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Optimized Stack Pressure Doubles Lithium-Ion Battery Cycle Life

Optimized stack pressure can double lithium-ion pouch cell cycle life by balancing cathode cracking and lithium plating.

By Akshatha Chandrashekar 7 Jul 2026

It’s Time to Rethink How We Buy, Wear and Repair Clothes

A new Adelaide University report has found South Australians are still overwhelmingly buying clothes new, despite growing awareness of circular fashion options.

7 Jul 2026

New Approach Boosts Microplastic Removal From Wastewater

RMIT University researchers have tested a more effective way to capture microplastics from wastewater, using a combination of microbubbles and nanobubbles to achieve removal rates of more than 90%.

7 Jul 2026

NSW Labor Backs Solar and Batteries for Every Public School, Now It's Time to Fund It

Parents for Climate, Future Ready Schools, and the NSW/ACT Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has welcomed a motion passed at the NSW Labor Conference this weekend calling for a comprehensive rollout of solar generation and battery storage at every public school and early learning center in New South Wales.

6 Jul 2026

NVIDIA and Fervo Energy Modernize Clean Power Generation

To help accelerate geothermal energy production, the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has teamed up with geothermal company Fervo Energy and AI technology company NVIDIA to build a digital twin of enhanced geothermal reservoirs.

6 Jul 2026

Diet Changes Could Cut Emissions Without Increasing Food Costs

Modest changes to meat and dairy consumption could help Scotland meet climate goals while improving health and nutrition, research shows.

3 Jul 2026

Researchers Reveal How Perovskite Solar Cells Really Age Outdoors

Accelerated aging tests reveal spatially non-uniform degradation in perovskite solar cells, enhancing understanding of stability and performance under stress.

By Dr. Noopur Jain 3 Jul 2026

Research Helps Local Councils Manage Climate Change

An Adelaide University project has provided the city’s seaside suburbs with a practical blueprint for building more resilient road corridors to withstand extreme heat and localized flooding.

2 Jul 2026

REWIND Demonstrates the Potential of Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blades as New Industrial Resources

What until recently was considered one of the most challenging waste streams of the energy transition could become a valuable source of raw materials for new industrial products.

1 Jul 2026

Prominent Australians Join Millions Calling for an End to Queensland Museum’s Fossil Fuel Deal with Shell

More than 50 organizations with millions of members, and prominent Australians, including Tim Winton and Natalie Kyriacou, have demanded the Queensland Museum end a controversial sponsorship deal with fossil fuel giant, Shell.

1 Jul 2026

Scientists Turn Urine and Wood Ash into Green Ammonia and High-Value Fertilizer

The urinash process offers a novel approach to fertilizer production, converting waste into green ammonia and calcium phosphate, fostering environmental health.

By Akshatha Chandrashekar 30 Jun 2026

Australia’s Farmland at Risk of ‘Ecological Collapse’

Australia may need to fundamentally redraw its rural landscape — retiring farms, restoring vast tracts of vegetation and reshaping regional economies — if it is to avoid accelerating species loss and meet global biodiversity targets.

30 Jun 2026

Eku Energy Acquires First Battery Energy Storage System in Germany

Eku Energy, a global energy storage specialist, announced today its entry into the German market with its first project: a 400 megawatt / 1,600 megawatt-hours battery energy storage system (BESS) in the municipality of Lamspringe in Lower Saxony, northwest Germany.

From Eku Energy 30 Jun 2026

Study Shows How Modern Tech Pinpoints Historical Ozone Damage Over the Tropics

The Antarctic ozone hole was discovered in 1985, when scientists observed a severe depletion in the Earth's protective layer of stratospheric ozone.

30 Jun 2026

EcoBOT Automates Complex Plant Research to Speed up Bioenergy Breakthroughs

To harness biological systems (plants and microbes) for next-generation energy production and advanced materials, researchers are looking to beneficial plant-microbe interactions. Because these are complex systems, it has proven difficult to reproducibly control exactly which microbes are present.

30 Jun 2026