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Algae and bacteria may help us produce more environmentally friendly versions of plastic.

Could algae help us fight the plastic problem?

Published on: 27 September 2019

It’s no secret that the world has a problem with plastic. An IMB research team examined the future of plastics and how tiny species of algae and bacteria may help us produce more environmentally friendly versions.

Photosynthetic micro algae from the Hankamer group.

Photosynthesis discovery could advance next-generation solar biotechnology

Published on: 26 September 2018

Researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) and the University of Münster (WWU) have purified and visualized the ‘Cyclic Electron Flow’ (CEF) supercomplex, a critical part of the photosynthetic machinery in all plants, in a discovery that could help guide the development of next-generation solar biotechnologies.

5 revolutionary ideas that could shape the world in 2050

Published on: 5 June 2018

Welcome to the future.

Expert Reaction: Global science leaders call for further action on climate change ahead of CHOGM 2018

Published on: 12 March 2018

The Centre for Solar Biotechnology: Developing solar driven industries

Welcome to our biofuture

Published on: 17 May 2017

Learn how the IMB Centre for Solar Biotechnology is using algae to power a more sustainable future.

Pregnancy couldn’t stop PhD

Published on: 20 July 2016

It is possible to combine family and a love of science. PhD graduate Rubbiya Ali looks back on everything she’s achieved at UQ, including mapping microalgae to help produce more efficient biofuels and having a son.

Can algae fuel our future?

Published on: 30 June 2016

We can make biofuels with algae, but can we make them commercially viable? IMB is working towards it – and Siemens, Neste Oil Corp, the Queensland Government and others have joined their quest.

World carbon dioxide emissions could rise more rapidly than expected

Published on: 10 March 2016

CO2 emissions and thus global warming could rise more quickly than expected, according to a new model by University of Queensland and Griffith University researchers.

ARC invests $7M in IMB research

Published on: 30 October 2015

Researchers at UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience have received $7 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) to pursue discoveries in a range of health and agriculture areas. The grants will fund projects to develop biosensors that can talk to smartphones, more efficient algal biofactories, and pain treatments from venom.