UNSW SMaRT Centre and its Director, Professor Veena, feature in Science & Technology Australia's new pilot "generational change" program to fundamentally reset leadership in science and technology industries and transform our nation’s economy
The UNSW SMaRT Centre has made a detailed submission as part of the consultation process for the Australian Parliament's House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water's "Inquiry into solar panel reuse
In an article published by Nature, UNSW SMaRT Centre researchers and international colleagues demonstrate that repurposing waste streams for a new generation of sensors is not only possible but should be prioritorised
UNSW SMaRT Centre Researcher Dr Rumana Hossain has joined the Editorial Board of the new Cambridge University Press journal, Cambridge Materials Circularity, as Associate Editor
UNSW SMaRT Centre DIrector Prof Veena Sahajwalla has been named a top Australian female innovator by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)
UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena Sahajwalla delivered a talk at the Regional Futures Forum 2026, hosted by Regional Development Australia Murray and Charles Sturt University
UNSW SMaRT Centre researchers have been collaborating with an Indigenous community in central western NSW providing circular economy solutions in a housing project
The UNSW SMaRT Centre has made a detailed submission as part of the consultation process for the Australian Senate Community Affairs References Committee's "Inquiry into the Impact of Microplastics and other Toxics on Human Health"
UNSW SMaRT Centre researchers' have developed a novel carbon material, called "microzonal carbon" synthesized from waste hard rubber as a new type of anode material for next-generation lithium ion batteries (LIBs)
The UNSW SMaRT Centre welcomes the approval by the NSW Government of a new mandatory waste battery recovery scheme to help address the fast growing and highly toxic and dangerous problem of end of life batteries
UNSW SMaRT Centre researchers' most recent study on microplastics has been published by the Royal Society of Chemistry and provides a toolkit to better understand environmental impacts of waste plastic particles.
UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena Sahajwalla will deliver a keynote speech at the Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS) event on 12 March 2026 as part of Climate Action Week Sydney.
A published UNSW SMaRT Centre research study demonstrates that SMaRT's "microrecycling" methods can recover essential metals from waste solar panels, usually destined for landfill and stockpiles.
ABC News has published a feature story about the environmental harm caused by waste rubber tyres and the missed opportunity of their potential as feedstock for remanufacturing, such as via SMaRT's recycling technologies.
