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Researchers have developed a tiny, electrically tuneable infrared filter that could help shrink bulky thermal sensing systems on to portable chips – technology that could lead to handheld pollution detectors, compact multispectral cameras and next-generation chemical sensing devices.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Building better evidence for Australia's ocean future","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/beach-community-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/building-better-evidence-for-australias-ocean-future","publisheddate":"2026-06-18","summary":"
Research is  helping  to shape a national roadmap linking ocean health, communities, governance and the economy to strengthen how Australia uses evidence to manage its oceans.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Strategy"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Big Day In for students eyeing tech careers","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/uwa-aerial-2025-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/big-day-in-for-students-eyeing-tech-careers","publisheddate":"2026-06-15","summary":"
Top Australian technology and innovation experts will share their wisdom with WA high school students this week as part of an annual event designed to develop the next generation of tech and IT talent.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"For 44 years, Australia has subsidised diesel use. Is it time to stop?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/mine-trucks-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/for-44-years-australia-has-subsidised-diesel-use-is-it-time-to-stop","publisheddate":"2026-05-27","summary":"
Mining giant BHP has come under fire for spending hundreds of millions of dollars on new diesel trucks in the Pilbara, despite promising a transition to electric trucks in its climate strategy.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Mining Engineering"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"ARC grants for clean energy, truth-telling and eye health projects","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/arc-grants_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/arc-grants-for-clean-energy-truth-telling-and-eye-health-projects","publisheddate":"2026-05-25","summary":"
Researchers working with industry and community partners have received Federal Government funding to advance projects exploring clean energy solutions, truth-telling and the biophysics behind vision problems.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Elon Musk sued OpenAI and lost, but the core question of the case remains unanswered","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-open-ai_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/elon-musk-sued-openai-and-lost-but-the-core-question-of-the-case-remains-unanswered","publisheddate":"2026-05-19","summary":"
On Monday, a nine-member federal jury in Oakland, California took less than two hours to dismiss Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman. Crucially, the jury did not rule on the core claims of the case.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Data Science"},{"title":"Computer Science"},{"title":"Digital"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Law School"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Perth Biodesign co-founders celebrate US FDA clearance in lead up to conference","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/earflo-in-use-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/perth-biodesign-co-founders-celebrate-us-fda-clearance-in-lead-up-to-conference","publisheddate":"2026-05-05","summary":"
Following FDA clearance, the co-founders of Perth Biodesign have launched their award-winning Earflo device in the United States, which is designed to treat the underlying ear pressure associated with chronic ear infections in children.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"China's surging cleantech exports show oil isn't king","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/oil-tanker-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/chinas-surging-cleantech-exports-show-oil-isnt-king","publisheddate":"2026-04-28","summary":"
China’s solar exports doubled in a single month, rising to a new record of 68 gigawatts in March.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Six things Australia should do to tackle the energy crisis","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/fuel-storage-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/six-things-australia-should-do-to-tackle-the-energy-crisis","publisheddate":"2026-04-08","summary":"
Australia imports almost all its liquid fuels via very long supply chains, making it highly exposed to disruption.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Featured"}]},{"title":"UWA key to critical minerals sector","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/hongqi-sun-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/uwa-key-to-critical-minerals-sector","publisheddate":"2026-03-17","summary":"
The University is a key research partner in a new research centre bolstering Australia’s critical minerals refining sector.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Mining Engineering"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"School of Earth Sciences"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Featured"}]}]}