Fighting climate change
Blue carbon economy
In world-first research, ECU's Dr Oscar Serrano and his team have accurately quantified the amount of greenhouse gases –or 'blue carbon' –being absorbed and emitted by Australian marine ecosystems.
Global impact
Seagrass
ECU's ground-breaking marine science research will inform global climate change policy for years to come.
Drinking clean water
Microplastics
ECU's Professor Hongqi Sun is developing a treatment to filter microplastics and break down pharmaceutical contaminants in water.
Clean the world
Metal filtration
It may look like a simple piece of aluminium foil, but when added to wastewater this high-tech strip of iron can remove impurities in just minutes.
Greening the future
Solar glass
Researchers at ECU have developed a high-tech type of glass that uses nanotechnology to harvest solar energy from the sun.