Flinders University, (The Flinders University of South Australia), is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century. The university has established a reputation as a leading research institution with a devotion to innovation. It is a member of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) Group and ranks among the leading universities in Australia. Academically, the university pioneered a cross-disciplinary approach to education, and its faculties of medicine and the humanities are ranked among the nation's top 10. It is also ranked within the world's top 400 institutions in both Times Higher Education and the Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Energy & Green Tech
A nanomaterial made from phosphorus, known as phosphorene, is shaping up as a key ingredient for more sustainable and efficient next-generation perovskite solar cells (PSCs).
Jun 21, 2019
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Hardware
Can a $1 device that attaches to a mobile phone become a pivotal tool to help solve the $1 trillion #foodwaste problem?
Jul 14, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
An international research team has moved closer to developing a more sustainable, rechargeable "organic" battery model by doubling its energy storage capability.
Apr 22, 2022
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Business
Australia's future growth is closely aligned to good resources management, and water is top of the list. This is underpinning a growing shortage of groundwater scientists and engineers.
Oct 15, 2021
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Security
Illegal cyber attacks on thousands of citizens' personal data in Australia has heightened awareness of the hazards of insecure digital systems—and Flinders University researchers say consumers want to play a more active ...
Nov 16, 2022
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Robotics
Giving autonomous vehicles the 'green light' to break road rules is tackled in a new research in Ethics and Information Technology.
Oct 28, 2021
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Engineering
Harnessing power from ocean waves is a complicated endeavor which a South Australian-Chinese research team is diving deep to take into a new direction.
Aug 2, 2022
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Engineering
An international research group is building a case for more sustainable concrete by replacing synthetic reinforcement materials with natural fibers and materials from difference waste streams.
Oct 7, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
With wind generation one of the fastest-growing renewable energy sectors in the world, Flinders University experts are using machine learning and other signal processing techniques to characterize annoying noise features ...
Aug 18, 2021
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Engineering
Firing bricks and making mortar and cement is very costly, but organic chemists at Flinders University are working on more sustainable alternatives—focusing on building materials made from waste products.
Jul 28, 2022
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