IMB Centre for Solar Biotechnology

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.

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.