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Solving Global Water Shortages

Lowering the Cost of Desalination One third of the world’s population lacks sufficient water. The World Health Organisation predicts that by 2050 over two thirds of the world’s population will face severe water shortages. The effects of water shortage are well documented: food shortage, poor health, hunger and disease. The Technology UNSW...

Published: 23/04/2015

Category(s): Renewable Energy & Environment, Miscellaneous, Next Generation Materials

Keywords(s): Agribusiness, Agriculture, Aquaculture, Chemical, Chemical Engineering, Cleantech, Defence

Inventor(s): Richard Pashley, Ganga Chandrasekara

A New Weapon to Control Bacterial Biofilms

Smart Chemistry to Disperse Biofilms that form in Industrial and Medical Environments The Technology is available under licence for FREE Biofilms are associated with a number of diseases and chronic infections, including cystic fibrosis and chronic wounds. Biofilms also form on medical equipment, catheters as well as cause industrial fouling and corrosion. Biofilm...

Published: 28/07/2015

Category(s): Easy Access IP, Miscellaneous, Therapeutics, Biomedical Sciences

Keywords(s): Biopharmaceutical, Biotech, Easy Access IP

Inventor(s): Naresh Kumar, Samuel Kutty, Scott Rice, Nicolas Barraud

Improved Fuel System for Scramjets

A Fuel System developed to increase the energy density and lower the ionisation threshold for hydrogen and hydrocarbon fuel in high speed air breathing engines such as scramjets. The Technology The development of scramjet technologies has suffered from the need to improve reliability and reduce requirements for ignition speeds and minimum operating...

Published: 16/03/2014

Category(s): Mechanical, Advanced Materials, Miscellaneous, Easy Access IP

Keywords(s): Aeronautical Engineering, Chemical, Chemical Engineering, Defence, Easy Access IP, Energy, Material Science, Petrochemical, Transport

Inventor(s): Stefan Brieschenk, Sean O'byrne

Reliable Laser Ignition for Scramjets

A laser induced ignition system developed for Scramjet engines and other gaseous flows. The Technology The development of scramjet technologies has suffered from the need to improve reliability and reduce ignition speeds and temperatures. Various methods of ignition have been used to overcome these issues, for example high energy electrical arcs,...

Published: 16/03/2014

Category(s): Electronics, Mechanical, Miscellaneous, Easy Access IP

Keywords(s): Aeronautical Engineering, Defence, Easy Access IP, Electronics, Hardware, Mechanical Engineering, Petrochemical, Transport

Inventor(s): Sean O'byrne, Stefan Brieschenk, Paul Walsh