Turning to nature to improve vital water treatment
Escalating industrialization, urbanization and climate change in Asia present a significant challenge to maintaining water quality.
RMIT University (officially the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam. RMIT was founded in 1887 by prominent grazier and philanthropist, The Hon. Francis Ormond. It is the third-oldest higher education provider in the state of Victoria and the seventh-oldest in Australia. Its foundation campus "RMIT City" is located at the northern end of the Melbourne CBD. RMIT was awarded royal patronage in 1954, and is the only Australian university to have received the honour. According to the THES - QS World University Rankings in 2009, RMIT is ranked in the top 10 universities in Australia. It is included in the top 100 universities in the World for producing work-ready graduates, and is one of 20 institutes of technology that feature in the listing. It has an internationally recognised reputation for advertising, architecture, art, business, communication, design, engineering and technology.
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Escalating industrialization, urbanization and climate change in Asia present a significant challenge to maintaining water quality.
Environment
Apr 22, 2024
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New research into generative AI images shows only over a third of media organizations surveyed at the time of research have an image-specific AI policy in place.
Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2024
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Scientists from Australia and the United States have found a new way to alter the DNA of bacterial cells—a process used to make many vital medicines including insulin—much more efficiently than standard industry techniques.
Bio & Medicine
Feb 29, 2024
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Scientists have created a reprogrammable light-based processor, a world-first, that they say could usher in a new era of quantum computing and communication.
Optics & Photonics
Feb 28, 2024
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Researchers from RMIT University are using nanodiamonds to create smart textiles that can cool people down faster. Their study, published in the journal Polymers for Advanced Technologies, found fabric made from cotton coated ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 15, 2024
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Engineers in Australia have developed a small ammonia gas sensor that could enable safer hydrogen storage and specialized medical diagnostic devices.
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 31, 2024
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A world-first report examining alternative ways for victim-survivors to report sexual assault says under-reporting could be reduced if moved away from law enforcement, but it will need greater support to be sustainable and ...
Political science
Nov 29, 2023
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Plants & Animals
Nov 21, 2023
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A new study by RMIT has found carbon emissions from Australian alpine peatlands to be much higher in areas disturbed by feral horses. The paper, "Carbon emissions from Australian Sphagnum peatlands increase with feral horse ...
Environment
Nov 8, 2023
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A new report shows inconsistent fridge temperatures and confusing cold storage advice could be contributing to meat waste in Aussie households.
Economics & Business
Oct 24, 2023
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