At UNSW, you can be involved in more than 200 discoveries and new technologies. We believe that with the right support and investment, they have the power to change the world.
A patch for effective UV & sun protection. The "smart" paper-based patch that changes colour in sunlight could provide an affordable tool to help prevent sunburn and deadly skin cancers. This could be the best sunburn prevention ever !
An invention that predicts gas production from coal seam gas reservoirs with greater accuracy to improve gas yield calculations. Coal seam gas accounts for 27% of Australian gas reserves; is set to supply at least 30% of Australia's domestic market by 2030, and 50% of gas demand in eastern Australia.
"NSi has facilitated partnerships with industry to enable researchers to engage with industry to develop cutting edge ideas into reality. This partnership with NSi is all about converting passion and possibility into reality."
Professor Veena Sahajwalla
Director, Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology
We help businesses innovate.
UNSW shares with its many partners a committment to pioneering research and innovation.
The world's most efficient water-splitting electrode has been created by UNSW researchers. The electrode catalyst for hydrogen production is cheap, efficient, stable, metal-free and nitrogen-free and it's a market-ready process.
The need of effective and cheaper treatments for HIV is critical due to increasing infection rates across the world. This invention attacks the achilles heel of HIV.
A simple 'coating' on a bionic implant could hold the key to better treatments for hearing loss, Parkinson's and other central nervous system diseases.
This invention is one of the latest breakthroughs in stem cell research - a unique culture protocol that provides an effective method for tissue regeneration.
"I have had tremendous support from the entire NSi team over the past few years as my team have developed new patents and worked to find commercial partners for our silicon quantum computing technologies."
Professor Andrew Dzurak
Scientia Professor in Nanoelectronics School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, UNSW
Brain injury is a major medical and socio-economic problem globally and is one of the leading causes of death and disability. 'Genistein' is a neuroprotective treatment for brain injury.
Multiple Sclerosis, Motor Neuron and Huntington's Disease could all be treated much more efficiently in the future. A discovery to promote neuronal regeneration.
Efficiently measuring heat produced during tribological testing. Tribometers have traditionally relied upon estimations of heat generated from friction and wear of different surfaces.
Spondyloarthropathies (SpAs) are a family of inflammatory processes associated with HLA B27 polymorphism that develop into a number of conditions such as fusion of the spine or ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
UNSW researchers have developed an efficient Ion Exchange (IEX) desalination technology which is superior and lower in cost to the current state of the art technologies.
A method for reconstructing 3D images from an almost standard 2D x-ray setup. The sensor developed by UNSW generates representation of the internal structure using x-ray radiation.
A new class easily machinable and formable brasses. Superior physical and mechanical properties. Lighter in weight and 20% cheaper to produce than regular brasses.