Road trauma in Australia and New Zealand could be significantly reduced by the adoption of rapidly developing technologies that change the way drivers use vehicles, new research completed by the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) has found. The “Safety Benefits of Cooperative ITS and Automated Driving” report, published and funded by Austroads, investigated the […]
Revolutionary New Graphene Elastomer Exceeds Sensitivity Of Human Skin
A new sponge-like material, discovered by Monash researchers, could have diverse and valuable real-life applications. The new elastomer could be used to create soft, tactile robots to help care for elderly people, perform remote surgical procedures or build highly sensitive prosthetic hands. Graphene-based cellular elastomer, or G-elastomer, is highly sensitive to pressure and vibrations. Unlike […]
New Step Towards Producing Cheap And Efficient Renewable Fuels
A significant advance has been made in the potential to produce renewable fuels from excess atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), with the discovery of a cheap and efficient catalyst with which to carry out this process. Published in the journal Energy and Environmental Science, the team of researchers in the School of Chemistry at Monash University used […]
Monash University Scores Fourth Formula SAE-A Win
Losing only 100.6 points across the seven competition events, Monash achieved 899.4 points with second place Edith Cowan University gaining 773 points and third place University of Wollongong earning 698.4. Organised by the Society of Automotive Engineers – Australasia (SAE-A), the international engineering education competition was run during the 2012 academic year with students […]