A collaboration between the UNSW SMaRT Centree and IT asset management company Renew IT has begun turning discarded hard plastics into 3D printer feedstock via SMaRT's first commercially-run Plastics Filament MICROfactorieTM
UNSW SMaRT Centre Director, Professor Veena, has inspired the next generation of science and engineering students in officially opening the Discovery Centre at St Philip’s College in Alice Springs and its new Sustainability Learning Cent
On 20 June 2024, UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena will present a keynote speech at the 2024 STEM Enrichment Conference hosted by Flinders University
On 12 August 2024, UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena will present a keynote speech at the 2024 Ann Moyal Lecture, hosted by the National Library of Australia
In this op ed feature story, Prof Veena explains how MICROfactoriesTM, an innovative approach to extracting value from waste materials, point the way to sustainable production and consumption
An update and video has been provided to help explain the Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE) program, for which SMaRT Director Prof Veena leads the recycling stream
The UNSW SMaRT Centre has led a section of a CSIRO-hosted program for university students and postdoctoral researchers to learn about the latest research for sustainable plastics products
The World Economic Forum among others continue to laud the concept of microfactories, which the UNSW SMaRT Centre has been pioneering to develop and deploy its various innovative microrecycling technologies
On 12 June 2024, UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena will present a keynote speech at the Fed Forum: Innovation and Entrepreneurship, as part of the Festival of Big Ideas in Victoria
There is growing interest in the use of coffee grounds to produce materials for advanced batteries, with some recent scientific studies showing significant advances in the search for sustainable and efficient energy storage solutions using biomass
On 29 May 2024, various innovative recycling and manufacturing technologies developed by the UNSW SMaRT Centre will feature at the UNSW Future Climate & Clean Energy Expo