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Melbourne, Australia rmit.edu.au Joined June 2007

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RMIT University @RMIT Jun 18, 2025

Scientists at RMIT and Osaka University have discovered the internal shape of tiny drug-delivery particles has a big impact on how well our cells absorb them, paving the way to more efficient vaccine and drug delivery. Read more: rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/…

Sue Lyn Yap studying nanoparticles in a test tube at an RMIT lab.

A cubosome nanoparticle magnified more than 30,000 times, showing its lipids self-assembled into a cubic structure.

RMIT University @RMIT Jun 5, 2025

RMIT #engineers have converted low-grade #clay into a high-performance #cement supplement, opening a potential new market in #sustainable #construction #materials. 🔗Read more: rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/…

The combined clay mix after being heat treated, ready for use as a cement supplement.

The team from left to right: Dr Roshan Jayathilakage, Dr Chamila Gunasekara, Dr David Law, Associate Professor Dilan Robert, Professor Sujeeva Setunge, Dr Yuguo Yu.

RMIT University @RMIT Jun 3, 2025

A #protein that gives #fleas their bounce has been used to boot out #bacteria cells, with lab results demonstrating the material’s potential for preventing #medical implant infection. Read more: rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/…

Dr Nisal Wanasingha, Professor Namita Roy Choudhury, Professor Naba Dutta and Associate Professor Jitendra Mata with Quokka, the small angle neutron scattering instrument at the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering. Credit: ANSTO.

RMIT University @RMIT May 14, 2025

Engineers at RMIT have invented a small ‘neuromorphic’ device that detects hand movement, stores memories and processes information like a human brain, without the need for an external computer. 🧠Read more: rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/…

RMIT PhD scholar and study first author Thiha Aung inspects the team's neuromorphic vision device.

Some of the team behind the neuromorphic innovation: (L-R) Professor Sumeet Walia, Thiha Aung, Professor Akram Al-Hourani and Dr Taimur Ahmed.

RMIT University @RMIT May 8, 2025

Engineers from Australia and China have invented a sponge-like device that captures #water from thin air and then releases it in a cup using the sun’s energy, even in low humidity where other technologies have struggled. 🔗Read more: rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/… #Research #technology

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Dr Derek Hao holding a spongy cube with tweezers with one hand and a petri dish in the other while he examines the spongy cube.

Dr Derek Hao holds 9 black spongy cubes in a petri dish.

The invention with a sponge-like material, developed by researchers in Australia and China, absorbs water from the atmosphere and then releases it in a cup using the sun’s energy.