Discover some of the ways UTS researchers are harnessing cutting-edge technologies to deliver innovative solutions.
Pioneering research solutions
Autonomous robots keeping workers safe
A successful partnership between the UTS Centre for Autonomous Systems and Roads and Maritime Services NSW has improved the safety of bridge workers, using field-deployable robots to undertake dangerous maintenance tasks, keeping humans out of harm's way.
Pipe dream ensures failure isn’t an option
It’s a mammoth and expensive task to maintain the infrastructure that delivers perhaps the most essential of our essential services: water. But predictive analytics is saving money, water and disruption by helping utilities pinpoint the pipes in their networks at greatest risk of failure.
Life-saving technology for Australian beaches
A world-first system developed by UTS is being used by Westpac Little Ripper Lifesaver to identify sharks, raise alarms and provide greater protection for swimmers and surfers.
Breakthroughs in antibiotic resistance
If you’ve ever watched ants parading through your kitchen, you might have noticed their strict adherence to following a well-worn path. As it turns out, it’s not just ants that follow each other’s tracks so closely.
3D-printed 'mini hearts' may hold COVID clues
Australian researchers who have been working on 3D-printed “mini hearts” to repair damage from cardiovascular disease are refocusing their efforts to help address the immediate threat of COVID-19 to patients with underlying heart disease.
Coral connections
Coral reefs are the most biodiverse marine ecosystems in the world but they face multiple threats to their survival from overfishing, water pollution and rising sea temperatures caused by climate change.
Forensic science advances reveal a hidden world
Australia has the formula for success when it comes to finding evidence at a crime scene.
The future? It's deep green
Food and energy security: these are two huge global challenges that call for radical and efficient responses. Algae could be the answer.
The little things that will power a revolution
The development of nano-sized electrical components is critical if society is to fully realise the potential of a truly interconnected, networked world.