17996 /news/t/engineering-technology en Nanotechnology could improve odds in treating aggressive breast cancers /news/article/2025/03/nanotechnology-could-improve-odds-treating-aggressive-breast-cancers <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">UQ researchers are designing nanotechnology they believe could improve how we treat the most aggressive form of breast cancer. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-03-24T11:45:00+10:00">24 March 2025</span></div></div></div> Mon, 24 Mar 2025 01:50:00 +0000 uqadruce 136960 at /news Mystery yellow boxes part of world-first test during Cyclone Alfred /news/article/2025/03/mystery-yellow-boxes-part-of-world-first-test-during-cyclone-alfred <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">As ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred loomed over South-East Á¢²©¹ÙÍø last week, eagle-eyed Brisbane residents might have spotted hulking yellow boxes appearing at key traffic </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-03-21T06:15:00+10:00">21 March 2025</span></div></div></div> Thu, 20 Mar 2025 02:29:17 +0000 uqgblock 136969 at /news Laser-light tweezers help reveal cell secrets /news/article/2025/03/laser-light-tweezers-help-reveal-cell-secrets <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Researchers will soon be able to study biological changes at scales and speeds not previously possible to significantly expand knowledge in areas such as disease progress</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-03-20T07:15:00+10:00">20 March 2025</span></div></div></div> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 06:17:33 +0000 uqmbolt2 136959 at /news Tropical Cyclone Alfred - UQ experts available /news/article/2025/03/tropical-cyclone-alfred-uq-experts-available <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">UQ has a range of experts available to comment on the impact of cyclones and severe weather events such as Cyclone Alfred. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-03-10T09:45:00+10:00">10 March 2025</span></div></div></div> Mon, 03 Mar 2025 05:49:49 +0000 uqkkyria 136913 at /news Flexible crystals reveal secrets of elasticity /news/article/2025/02/flexible-crystals-reveal-secrets-of-elasticity <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Australian scientists have gained new insights into the fundamental behaviour of flexible materials, allowing for the design of new building materials and technology. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-02-24T06:00:00+10:00">24 February 2025</span></div></div></div> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 04:41:14 +0000 uqnroock 136823 at /news Cardboard panels offer lightweight, sustainable solution for temporary housing /news/article/2025/02/cardboard-panels-offer-lightweight-sustainable-solution-temporary-housing <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Temporary housing for people displaced by natural disasters could become cheaper, lighter and more sustainable with innovative new timber-cardboard construction panels de</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-02-19T08:00:00+10:00">19 February 2025</span></div></div></div> Tue, 18 Feb 2025 04:01:31 +0000 uqgblock 136830 at /news UQ copper processing start-up to help unlock global resources /news/article/2025/02/uq-copper-processing-start-help-unlock-global-resources <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Inaccessible supplies of an element crucial to powering a clean-energy future are set to be unlocked with technology developed by UQ.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-02-17T10:00:00+10:00">17 February 2025</span></div></div></div> Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:54:39 +0000 uqccla12 136740 at /news The cutting-edge Games: why technology will be Brisbane’s greatest legacy /news/article/2025/02/cutting-edge-games-why-technology-will-be-brisbane%E2%80%99s-greatest-legacy <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Internationally renowned sports marketing expert Rick Burton will make the case for Brisbane to be the technology Games, when he discusses how sport, business and governm</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-02-11T08:15:00+10:00">11 February 2025</span></div></div></div> Fri, 07 Feb 2025 02:05:05 +0000 uqmjon20 136750 at /news Nickel mining a serious concern for climate action /news/article/2025/01/nickel-mining-serious-concern-climate-action <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Land clearing for nickel mines is causing a more severe threat to the climate than initially thought, a study led by a UQ researcher has found. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-01-21T09:00:00+10:00">21 January 2025</span></div></div></div> Mon, 06 Jan 2025 01:47:15 +0000 uqccla12 136621 at /news UQ and Vaxxas win prize to advance patch-based mRNA COVID-19 and influenza vaccine /news/article/2025/01/uq-and-vaxxas-win-prize-advance-patch-based-mrna-covid-19-and-influenza-vaccine <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">UQ’s BASE facility and biotechnology company Vaxxas have been announced as stage winners of a prestigious global prize to accelerate a patch-based mRNA vaccine for COVID-</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-01-14T11:00:00+10:00">14 January 2025</span></div></div></div> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:16:28 +0000 uqmjon20 136658 at /news