Energy

Health & Medicine

Your cold house is bad for your mental health

New research finds that the poorest Australians in the worst health are living in the coldest homes during Australian winter and it’s putting their mental health at risk

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

Sciences & Technology

Nano inks could change how we use energy

New research uses ‘phase change inks’ to control temperature in everyday environments – reducing our energy consumption for a sustainable climate future

Health & Medicine

Reducing COVID-19 transmission without costing the Earth

While opening windows reduces COVID-19 spread, it also increases buildings’ energy use – new research has tested more efficient alternatives

Sciences & Technology

Tech can do a lot, but won’t get us to net zero on its own

The Morrison government’s emphasis on technology to drive down emissions will still need taxes and subsidies to achieve net zero

Environment

How our housing can make it feel like an Arctic winter

Australia’s housing just isn’t good enough when it comes to dealing with winter temperatures – we need to take lessons from the Northern Hemisphere

Sciences & Technology

The nanowires building greener nanodevices

A new material for nanowires, designed by computer simulations, paves the way for a new era of photonic and quantum electronic technologies, consuming less energy and reducing operating costs

Sciences & Technology

A solution to engineering energy-saving smart materials

Smart materials block harmful radiation and heat, combatting energy wastage. A new way to engineer smart materials at lower temperatures could make more buildings energy-saving

Environment

COVID-19 is an opportunity to reset our environmental future

The COVID-19 restrictions are having short-term environmental benefits, but the crisis also presents an opportunity to plan Australia’s low or zero net emissions future

Sciences & Technology

Making milk powder less energy intensive

A new pilot study demonstrates the potential to use a cheese by-product to concentrate skim milk, reducing the energy required in dairy powder production