News & Announcements

2007

December 7, 2007

Printing living cells on workshop agenda.

October 2007

"NSW backs Nano-research". Read about it in the UoW Campus News October 2007.

October 24, 2007

ABC TV’s Catalyst program featured Gordon Wallace (IPRI) who discussed how electrotextiles can contain sensors to allow people to do a range of things such as exercise properly, improve golf swings and even change the colour of their clothing.

September 28, 2007

$14.7 million in ARC grants funding reinforces UOW’s research-intensive status.

September 24, 2007

Dublin City University (DCU) NCSR create links with IPRI in Australia.

The SCOPE programme, shown on Channel 10 TV, featured Professor Gordon Wallace and the "Intelligent Knee Sleeve" in the episode talking about "PLASTICS".
Click for a link to the content of the "plastics" episode...
Click to a link detailing the "Intelligent Knee Sleeve" research area, a collaboration between IPRI and CSIRO....

September 11, 2007

The Illawarra Mercury interviewed Gordon Wallace (IPRI) about his dream of developing artificial limbs and how it could be realised in as little as five years with the start of a new bionics program at UOW. The story also focused on PhD student Javad Foroughi who was helping to create the "bionic dream" through fibre production.

August 22 & 23, 2007

The Illawarra Mercury reported that a new bionics team set to rival any other in the world has now been assembled at University of Wollongong and is already preparing to host the first Asia Pacific Symposium on Nanobionics in June 2008. Professor Gordon Wallace (IPRI/ACES) is quoted.

August 21, 2007

A radio interview on ABC Illawarra radio (7.40am) with Professor Gordon Wallace by Peter Riley.

August 20, 2007

State government provides UOW with $1million nanotechnology grant

August 6, 2007

How Philip navigated his way to Australian Champ

August 1, 2007

UoW researcher an invited speaker at Royal society meeting in London.

August, 2007

PhD student Brianna Thompson visits Bionic Ear Institute for 3 months.

July, 2007

IPRI farewells Endeavour scholarship holders

June 11, 2007

Dr Yanhze Wu cycles up a storm in this article featured on the BBC website, "Smart Clothes to Monitor Health." Read about it>>>

May 21, 2007

Innovative inventions unearthed at Trailblazer 3

May 16, 2007

Symposium honours memory of Nobel Prize winner

May 10, 2007

Innovation Showcase continues with Energy Options forum

May 03, 2007

UOW's key support for Innovation Festival

April 24, 2007

UOW launches Energy Futures Network

April 05, 2007

Institutes international reputation attracts record PhD enrolments

March 22, 2007

Science Academy bestows honour on UoW academic

February 8, 2007

Consortium on organic solar cells meets for first time in Wollongong.

February 8, 2007

Researchers present new therapies for epilepsy to major advances in fuel cell electric cars.

February 2, 2007

First meeting held for leading organisations on End User's Committee

January 31, 2007

Miracles worker's new aim to help paraplegics to walk.
News article from the 'Australian' newspaper.

Last reviewed: 28 September, 2009