• Innovation. Creating a Better World

 

Innovation.  Creating a Better Future.  
We’re working with researchers and businesses to bring innovation to the community. Some of our pioneering research has resulted in the following successes and innovations.
Bionic Eye to be a reality

UNSW Scientists are leading the world in creating the bionic eye and believe in making the bionic eye a reality in the not so distant future!

A new way to fight Cancer

Professor Philip Hogg, Director of UNSW’s Lowy Cancer Research Centre, is developing innovative pharmaceuticals to radically improve cancer treatments.

New Skin Care Range Developed by University Researchers

Traditional Cook Islands medicines are playing a key role in a new skin care range developed by University of New South Wales researchers.

Solar Power - Saving Precious Resources

UNSW is renowned worldwide for its work in solar cell technology led by Professor Stuart Wenham and Professor Martin Green.

Leading PV Company - founded by University Inventors

BT Imaging is a venture funded start-up company of UNSW and today is the world's leading supplier of luminescence-based quality control systems.

Early Detection of Radiation Exposure

When the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster occurred in Japan in 2011, an immediate concern centred around the level of radiation those in the vicinity had been exposed to.

Recycling Car Tyres and Plastics in steelmaking

Hundreds of thousands of used car tyres, plastic shopping bags and other common plastics are being turned into steel each year thanks to innovation by a UNSW scientist.

Life-saving Technology for Mining Industry

A “virtual reality’ safety training technology used to teach mine workers how to survive life-threatening workplace hazards was developed by Scientists at UNSW.

The World’s leading JPEG2000 Software

Kakadu Software™ is the world’s leading JPEG2000 developer’s toolkit and was developed by Professor David Taubman at UNSW.

Nanotech Revolutionises Drug Delivery
BioParticle Technologies help drug companies reformulate their compounds into nanoparticles for more effective pulmonary or transdermal delivery.