Public Media Releases
Media Releases
2022
- 17 January – Generating hair follicles through electrical stimulation
- 15 March – Beyond Science launched to push translational breakthroughs for Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
- 17 March – Research breakthrough opens the door to cost-competitive green hydrogen
Media Summary – January – June 2021
2021
- 27 January – Wollongong-made 3D bioprinters hit the global stage
- 17 May – ACES research to fight corneal blindness receives funding
- 02 July – ACES research into seaweed for clinical applications receives funding
- 28 September – ACES researchers progress groundbreaking electroceutical research
- 17 December – World-first consortium to fight global corneal blindness
- 21 December – UOW graphene discovery to fast-track the new energy revolution
Media Summary – 2014 – 2020
2020
- 31 January – Strengthening clinical collaborations for better community outcomes
- 27 July – Building new local industries one bioprinter at a time
- 31 August – Why we need corneal bioengineering
2019
- 05 February – ACES researchers one step closer to new therapy to treat diabetes
- 07 February – Combining old and new to revolutionise implantable devices
- 28 February – Meet 3D Alek – Working to combat congenital ear deformity across the globe
- 03 May – Exploring 3D bioprinting with Australian of the Year Fiona Wood
- 28 May – ACES goes virtual to bring the world to the ‘Gong
- 19 June – Australia-Ireland collaboration advancing electromaterials science
- 12 July – UOW research contributes to breakthrough artificial muscles with superhuman strength
- 06 August – Showcasing groundbreaking research made in the ‘Gong
- 15 November – ACES researchers take top gong at 2019 Research Australia Awards
2018
- 22 January – Nobel Prize winner to give free public lecture in Wollongong
- 18 April – Biopen received funding to boost health innovations in Australia
- 23 July – Reversing schizophrenia could be one step closer
- 25 July – ACES teams named as finalists in Australia’s leading science awards
- 08 August – Showcasing groundbreaking research made in the ‘Gong
- 09 August – iFix Pen set to revolutionise corneal health
- 16 August – Celebrating 10 years of the Bill Wheeler Award
- 01 October – ACES set to impress at Sibos
- 19 October – Exploring controlled drug delivery at ACES workshop
- 31 October – Meet 3D Alek – Combating congenital ear deformity across the globe
- 26 November – TRICEP ready to strengthen 3D bioprinting in Australia
2017
- 17 January – Scientists aim to print living replacement ears
- 09 February – Australian-Irish partnership develops smart sweat-monitoring watch
- 09 February – High-five for new soft robotic hand
- 01 March – Research to reverse the cause of schizophrenia
- 24 May – Advanced medical bionics by Australia-Ireland researchers on show
- 25 May – Handheld biopen repairs damaged cartilage in sheep
- 18 July – Bioinks facility to be unveiled at the University of Wollongong
- 21 July – Smart textiles made easier with cutting-edge materials facility
- 26 July – Exciting collaboration looks to the future of corneal health
- 27 July – Scientists print human pluripotent stem cells
- 27 July – The team behind The Biopen named as finalist in Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
- 07 August – Find out what’s going on in the IPRI labs
- 08 August – Making better humans: from bionic bras to 3D implants
- 19 September – Is this the future of prosthetics?
- 12 October – Meet Professor Graeme Clark: the brain behind the Bionic Ear
- 23 October – UOW researcher Prof Gordon Wallace named 2017 Scientist of the Year
- 26 October – Funding boost for University of Wollongong Bioprint facility
- 16 November – Bioprinting facility another step closer for University of Wollongong
- 06 December – 3D printer designed and built at UOW offers diabetes cure
- 20 December – Changing research landscape sparks need for emphasis on end-user engagement
2016
- 24 March – Handheld surgical pen prints human stem cells
- 06 May – New $3.7M training centre in bioprinting
- 26 May – Australian-Irish partnership develops smart sweat-monitoring watch
- 28 July – Harvesting seaweed to make skin from the sea
- 10 August – Tour world-leading research labs during National Science Week
- 12 August – ACES celebrates National Science Week
- 06 October – New smart textile is the muscle behind next generation devices
- 28 October – Scientists aim to print living replacement ears
- 31 October – Towards a cure for diabetes
- 11 November – Wollongong’s in-hospital 3D printing lab is a first for NSW
2015
- 20 January – Novel treatments to aid diabetics
- 30 January – Radical shift required to save lives
- 10 February – Green light on cellular highway to spinal cord repair
- 22 April – 4D printing to rewrite book on cool tech
- 09 May – Wearable devices on display in Dublin
- 15 September – Award to sound out future leader in bionics research
2014
- 07 January – Film to soothe the heart
- 19 February – Electromaterials live on in the ‘Gong
- 21 February – Scientists hook a big one with ordinary fishing line
- 08 April – A PhD in 30 seconds
- 10 April – ACES Professor awarded first Hanbat University Honorary Doctorate
- 09 May – Mastering better health solutions using 3D printing techniques
- 14 May – Donation to rekindle interest in science and engineering
- 15 May – Australian-Irish partnership will develop new smart medical devices
- 21 May – Public lecture to peel back layers on 3D printing
- 03 June – A good yarn powers implantable biomedical devices
- 05 June – If it’s not on, it’s not on – unless it’s a gel-based condom
- 30 July – $25 Million for science research and innovation in the Illawarra
- 30 July – Funding to take discoveries to new dimensions
- 14 August – National Science Week Lab Tours
- 09 September – Printing tough hydrogels
- 15 September – Award to sound out future leader in bionics research
- 16 September – Wired for sounding out bionic ear innovations
- 22 September – Nerve repair development wins student innovation award
- 30 September – Printing Parts for Bodies: New eBook tells the story of an impending revolution in medicine
- 23 October – Australia-Korea partnership to develop revolutionary soft robotic systems
- 05 November – 3D printing body parts in Melbourne
- 12 November – Turning graphene into gold in Adelaide
- 24 November – Brain Building: Using stem cells for research neural disease
- 24 December – A substantial body of work