Project: Quantify the benefits of decentralised, renewable energy production Cost: $3 million Timeframe: Three years
Burning fossil fuel causes CO₂ pollution. But organisations making profits from selling…
Developing sustainable energy sources needs some of the country's best and brightest.
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Project: Develop hydrogen-based sustainable energyCost: $20 millionTimeframe: Seven years
Finding real green energy is a vital area of research. Is there an energy that meets the needs of its users…
Africa desperately needs more advanced chemistry facilities.
John Duffell
Welcome back to If I had a blank cheque I’d … our series in which leading researchers reveal what they could do in their discipline if money were no object.
Today we hear from Brynn Hibbert, Professor…
Broadband-enabled technologies can ensure a more comfortable ageing process.
sparktography
Welcome to If I had a blank cheque … a series in which leading researchers reveal what they could (and would) do in their discipline if money were no object.
Today we hear from Dr Kate Cornick, Executive…
To harness the full power of renewable energy, we need to develop better storage methods.
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Project: To develop better batteries for renewable energy Cost: Around $1.2 million per year (for a team of eight people across several disciplines)Timeframe: First generation technology within three years…
We know how to solve some big problems in physics, we just don't have the power.
elvissa
Welcome to If I had a blank cheque … a series in which leading researchers reveal what they could (and would) do in their discipline if money were no object.
Today we hear from Dr Jonathan Carroll, Postdoctoral…
We still have plenty to learn about our own galaxy.
Doug Klembara
Welcome to the third instalment of If I had a blank cheque … a series in which leading researchers reveal what they could (and would) do in their discipline if money were no object.
Today we hear from…
Money should be no object when it comes to the numbers game.
krissyho
Welcome to the second instalment of If I had a blank cheque … a series in which leading researchers reveal what they could (and would) do in their discipline if money were no object.
Today we hear from…
Microbial fossils in Western Australia hold secrets about life's earliest evolution.
Mundoo
Welcome to If I had a blank cheque I’d … a new series in which leading researchers reveal what they could do in their discipline if money were no object.
Today we hear from Malcolm Walter, professor of…
