ECU has a vibrant research community, actively supporting our student and staff researchers. We continually seek opportunities to collaborate with other universities and to work with organisations and businesses to commercialise research outcomes.
New internationally recognised research from ECU is developing 'smart' membranes to remove microplastics from aquatic and wastewater treatment systems.
New research from ECU is pushing lupins toward the mainstream as a sustainable, plant-based, gluten-free protein source.
According to Edith Cowan University's Professor Hongqi Sun, green hydrogen is the holy grail of future energy sustainability. Professor Sun and his team are developing photocatalysts that can accelerate the process of producing green hydrogen whilst improving energy efficiency.
In world-first research, an international team led by Edith Cowan University's Dr Oscar Serrano has accurately quantified the amount of greenhouse gases –or 'blue carbon' –being absorbed and emitted by Australian marine ecosystems.
Edith Cowan University's ground-breaking marine science research will inform global climate change policy for years to come.
ECU researcher Professor Hongqi Sun is developing a treatment process that can simultaneously filter out the microplastics from water, while breaking down the organic pharmaceutical contaminants into harmless compounds.
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.
The breakthrough offers new applications in the mining, textile and other industries where large amounts of wastewater are produced.
Researchers at Edith Cowan University have developed a high-tech type of glass that uses nanotechnology to harvest solar energy from the sun.
The energy-harvesting clear glass can generate up to 50 watts of power per square metre of surface area while still allowing visible light to pass through.
