RMIT trailblazer named new Chief Scientist
RMIT’s Professor Sharath Sriram has been named as Western Australia’s new Chief Scientist.
Academy students taste a little BITS of Melbourne
RMIT recently bid a temporary farewell to the newest cohort of BITS-RMIT Higher Education Academy students, who visited Melbourne for a whirlwind nine-day immersion tour.
Tiny device promises new tech with a human touch
Engineers at RMIT University have invented a small ‘neuromorphic’ device that detects hand movement, stores memories and processes information like a human brain, without the need for an external computer.
Smart spongy device captures water from thin air
Engineers from Australia and China have invented a sponge-like device that captures water from thin air and then releases it in a cup using the sun’s energy, even in low humidity where other technologies such as fog harvesting and radiative cooling have struggled.
Water expert joins RMIT Europe
Drawing on extensive expertise in water resource science from Melbourne, Australia, RMIT’s Professor Vincent Pettigrove is set to collaborate with RMIT Europe’s staff and industry partners over the next six months, particularly through his involvement in a research project aimed at improving coastal resilience throughout Europe.
RMIT Centre for Applied Quantum Technologies launches during International Year of Quantum
This week, RMIT Centre for Applied Quantum Technologies (RAQT) was launched by the University.
Water movement on surfaces makes more electric charge than expected
Researchers from RMIT University and the University of Melbourne have discovered that water generates an electrical charge up to 10 times greater than previously understood when it moves across a surface.
RMIT students travel to India under BITS partnership expansion
Six students from RMIT’s Australia and Vietnam campuses travelled to BITS Pilani’s Goa campus for a study tour where they were immersed in Goan culture.
