An orange, camphor-smelling solid could be a key to the next generation grid-storage batteries. #COECSI researchers used ferrocene to solve 2 key problems plaguing the ability of the Zn-I battery to become an alternative energy storage to Lithium-ion batteries tinyurl.com/3r3fz3kh
Things got messy & messier as 20+ 10-13 YOs & parents participated in our Centre’s Elephant’s Toothpaste wshop-part of Monash City Library’s Holiday program. Capturing CO2, #catalysis, #electrolysis and inventing catalysts for a greener planet - and messy colour. More drop sheets please. #STEMed
#COECSI researchers have developed a simple, scalable way to reliably generate #hydrogen with impure water, such as seawater or industrial wastewater. “We have gone beyond proof of concept. Our system works,” says lead author Dr Feiyue Gao. tinyurl.com/yttnck8h
Our Centre is extremely proud of our Chief Investigator Prof Yao Zheng, recipient of the 2025 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year. Prof Zheng received the prize for his groundbreaking work to produce clean hydrogen directly from seawater youtu.be/71cFGyryQuw?...
We’ve worked out how to get single atoms of silver working in synergy with carbon and nitrogen atoms to efficiently convert polluting nitrogenous waste in water from industries such as agriculture and mining into ready-to-use liquid fertiliser. www.carboncentre.org.au/centre-news/...
We are a tad excited and proud of our Centre’s successful @ARC Discovery grant recipients – six in total – that will all help us decarbonise and shift us away from our dependence on fossil fuels. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Our Monash Centre members hosted 8 Yr 9 BrainSTEM Innovation Challenge students/teachers. We examined turning coffee in synthetic fuels & challenged them 2 think critically, what's an acceptable cost for green hydrogen. It was rewarding to see the students critically reflect on how they value STEM.
Grounded by 2 cats, connected to the sea through fishing, & recent finalist in the Women of Colour Rising Star Award, Centre UNSW postdoc, Dr Shujie Zhou is motivated by her research in solar-driven #greenchemical production. Read her full Spotlight story www.carboncentre.org.au/centre-news/...
🌍 New research shows how fossil fuel emissions translate directly into human and ecological impacts – from extreme heat exposure to coral loss.
This is a valuable tool for policy makers and insurers assessing the true costs of fossil fuel developments.
🔗 Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Upeksha Tennakoon, PhD candidate & our latest Centre Spotlight, is cherishing her new life in Aust. Alongside the challenge of replicating Mum’s cooking (a work in progress), Upeksha blends her #microbiology and #chemeng skills to solve environmental problems. www.carboncentre.org.au/centre-news/...
Peiqi Qiu, a PhD candidate at COECSI’s UniAdelaide node, embraces the multidisciplinary nature of work & life & is currently pondering how weather affects the taste of her tea. Otherwise, she's modeling #carbon #catalysts. Read her full spotlight story - www.carboncentre.org.au/centre-news/...
At Science Alive we joined @getco2.bsky.social. W Elephant’s toothpaste (minus the elephant) & an electrolyser that turned CO2 into formic acid it was a constructive engagement with many of the 20,000 people at the gig about the potential of transforming waste (eg CO2) via the magic of #catalysis.
In 4 days we hit Adelaide and #ScienceAlive - Australia’s largest, hands-on, science and technology exhibition. Create Elephant’s toothpaste and help turn carbon dioxide into ants – well the chemical they release when you crush them. We are teaming up w @getco2.bsky.social to double the awesomeness
#COECSI researchers led an international scientific collaboration to develop a novel #nanomaterial to efficiently harvest clean drinking water from water vapour in the air. Published in #PNAS Link to paper in COE-CSI news www.carboncentre.org.au/centre-news/...
#COECSI researchers rank high in the Research.com 2025 rankings for the world’s best scholars. Two are in the top 20 for #chemistry, 4 in top 50 for #materialsscience research.com/scientists-r...
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Justifiably proud of them all we are
COE-CSI CI, Emma Lovell makes a solid argument for research into efficient electrochemistry to develop “green versions of petrochemicals” theconversation.com/australias-l...
Two papers, two novel ways of using urea from urine and wastewater to generate cost-efficient hydrogen. #COECSI #ARC www.carboncentre.org.au/centre-news/...
Precise insertion of an oxygen atom into a carbon support was key to transform CO2 into valuable chemicals. A COE-CSI collaboration developed a cost-effective metal-free catalyst to turn CO2 into carbon monoxide, a feedstock for valuable chemicals such as ethylene & ethanol. doi.org/10.1002/anie...
CSI Researchers have developed a clean, green, economic way to make the household & industrial chemical, hydrogen peroxide (a US$4B industry). It is scalable depending on need & it can be done anywhere, eliminating the need for long-distance transport www.carboncentre.org.au/centre-news/...
Finding catalysts for cleaner, greener chemicals. Centre postdoc, Yuhan Xie says this #InternationalWomensDay theme, “Accelerate Action,” is a call to inspire girls to pursue STEM & create an inclusive, balanced environment where women's careers can thrive www.carboncentre.org.au/centre-news/...
This #InternationalWomensDay we’re proud to spotlight Centre CI Ass. Prof Sophia Gu, a pioneer in nano-biotech & carbon innovation for the precision diagnosis & treatment of life-threatening disease like cancer & cardiovascular disease. Her story www.carboncentre.org.au/centre-news/... #WomenInSTEM
Congratulations to our Associate Investigator and Advisory Board member Khalil Amine for his election to the National Academy of Engineering in the US last week!
We are proud to work with such highly distinguished researchers across the world. Congratulations, Khal!
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#PhD opportunities! 🔬 Our Centre is recruiting 2 PhD students for the project ‘Stimulating Carbon nanostructures and Cyanobacteria/micro algae for Enhanced Pigment Production’ at UWA.
Contact CI Hui Tong Chua if you have any questions.
More info here 🔗 researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...
COE-CSI's December 2024 Newsletter is out now! 📖🔬
Read it here 🔗: mailchi.mp/ca5fb3b92e94...
Subscribe here 🔗: www.carboncentre.org.au/newsletters/
#Newsletter #CarbonScience #CleanEnergy #CarbonCatalysts
COE-CSI was on ABC National Radio! 🎙️
Yesterday, Centre Chief Investigator Dr Rahman Daiyan, Ph.D. joined ABC National Radio to discuss our
Centre’s work on using carbon to reduce carbon emissions.
Tune in here 🔗 : www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
#ABCNationalDrive#CleanEnergy #CarbonScience #ARC
Our Centre’s first International Conference on Advances in Carbon Science and Innovation (#ICACSI) was a success!
The event attracted over 240 participants from 15 countries and provided a platform to share the latest #CarbonScience breakthroughs.
Read more here: tinyurl.com/2zusudnh
Friday 15 November 2024 marked the official launch of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science & Innovation!
The Centre aims to create innovative carbon materials and technologies for renewable energy generation and clean chemical production.
Media release: www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...
Hello! We're the ARC Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation and we aim to create innovative carbon materials and technologies for renewable energy generation and clean chemical production.
In short - we're using carbon to decarbonise the world!
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