EcoMag and UNSW to upcycle agrifood waste into low-carbon construction material
In a new CRC project, SME EcoMag is working with UNSW chemical engineers to turn three waste streams – from salt operations, agriculture and industrial processes – into one sustainable, in-demand product. Read more
New nutraceuticals from upcycled, spray-dried Mg ingredients
EcoMag CEO Tony Crimmins says working with the CRC enabled the SME to fast-track the research-to-commercialisation pathway, with US majors Walmart and CVS among a long list of retailers now selling pain-relief products based on EcoMag ingredients. “Within a year of starting work with the CRC, people in the US will be drinking our product and hopefully, benefiting their health,” he says. Watch video
Ingredients manufacturer turns to UNSW scientists to create easy-to-export extracts
Sydney-based ingredients manufacturer and new CRC partner Baker & Co is drawing on UNSW School of Chemical Engineering’s spray-drying expertise to turn liquid taste ingredients into equally flavourful, but more flexible and easily exportable powdered equivalents. Read more
As good as the real thing? Premium dairy proteins, zero cow emissions
New CRC partner All G Foods has teamed with UNSW in a four-year project that seeks to improve the nutritional and functional properties of dairy proteins made entirely without dairy cows. Read more
Smart glass prototypes show promise, sparking new project
Western Sydney University’s research with Hort Innovation and LLEAF has shown that with further refinement, both glasshouse films could promote crop growth and yield, with SG also screening plants from heat. A follow-up project is in the pipeline. Read more
Inaugural CRC PhDs catch-up a success
Eleven of the CRC’s PhD scholarship holders met up on Zoom for their first official Students’ Quarterly catch-up. Here’s what happened and what’s planned for next time. Read more
Andrew Tilley, PhD: putting WA artichokes’ health benefits on trial
CRC Industry PhD Andrew Tilley is working with Murdoch University scientists and WA growers to investigate the health benefits of speciality globe artichokes. Read more
National PC mapping team calls for peer review
The ‘National Protected Cropping mapping’ project team is calling for stakeholders to review its evolving map. Latest to be drafted: Queensland and northern NSW. Read more