Professor Amanda Ellis

Research leader, Ellis Research Group: Head Of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Melbourne

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Sciences & Technology

Why you don’t want ‘phantom energy’ on a spacecraft

Measuring and removing unexpected ‘phantom’ levels of electricity from energy harvesting devices has been challenging – until now

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Sciences & Technology

Harvesting big energy from small movement

A new material designed to harvest up to 400 times more energy from movement than currently possible has potential applications in biomedicine and geospatial monitoring

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Sciences & Technology

New mobile sensor could transform testing for remote areas

Chemical engineers have developed a first-of-its-kind sensor that could boost low-cost medical and environmental diagnostic testing in developing and remote areas – all without the need for a lab

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Sciences & Technology

From grapevine waste to a sustainable building material

Grapevine prunings are an abundant source of agricultural crop waste that are now being turned into recycled building materials

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Sciences & Technology

Wearable devices that use human energy

The human body produces a tremendous amount of energy. Now, researchers are looking at different ways to capture, reuse and recycle this energy to power our electronic devices

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