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Sally Gras Humans to Walk on Walls
The Age, 3 February 2010
Chemical Engineering researcher Sally Gras is interviewed about new adhesion technologies, which could soon allow humans to walk on walls.
Prof_Stan_Skafidas ROACH technology receives $1.7 million
January 2010
Minister Tim Holding, Acting Minister for Innovation, has announced that the Radar on a Chip (ROACH) technology project led by Professor Stan Skafidas and Professor Bill Moran will receive $1.7 million, as a recipient of the Victoria's Science Agenda (VSA) Investment Fund.
Green internet IBES joins the Green Touchâ„¢ Initiative
Newsroom 12 January 2010
The Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society (IBES) has joined an international research consortium, the Green Touchâ„¢ Initiative, which brings together leading ICT industry players and researchers, such as Bell Labs, AT&T, Stanford and MIT, to reduce ICT energy consumption up to a factor of 1000 by 2015.
Jayne Richardson Civil Engineering Alumnus working on Melbourne's new sports stadium
Youtube, January 2010
Jayne Richardson describes her role at Grocon, working on the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium project.
Tony Burkitt Bionic eye in sight thanks to $42 million
UniNews, 15 December 2009
Professor of Engineering at the University of Melbourne, Professor Anthony Burkitt, says the research program to develop a retinal implant is ambitious but that the expertise in the team makes it achievable. Read more in the Australian, Bionic eye soon a reality

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