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Critical ArcA Wollongong startup "CriticalArc" founded by a UOW graduate is enjoying life in the smart lane after taking out the major prize at Australia’s largest professional startup conference SydStart 2013. The win immediately resulted in a meeting with a potential investor. 
>Read More  |  Link to CriticalArc website


 

2013 News Articles 

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Researchers invent cheaper, safer, quieter wind harvesting technology that can be used installed both on wind farms and on the tops and sides of city skyscrapers. Read morePowerWINDows

Researchers develop unique sports bra fitting app
After a pitch at the UOW eClub researchers got the technical expertise they needed to bring their research to life with the only app of its kind in the world to contain eveidence-based info!

Sports Bra App

Probe to detect cancerous tissue or smuggled goods at the border
After ten years of research and the granting of Australian and US patents and with a European patent pending, the inventors of a hand-held probe, are seeking a business partner to help them develop a commercial prototype for medical applications.
> ABC Radio interview

Lerch and Rozenfeld
UOW Research Challenges to Transform Lives and Regions
In 2013, UOW will launch its Global Challenges Program, a major research initiative designed to harness the expertise of world-class researchers to solve complex, real-world problems – to transform lives and regions. 
> Read More		global challenges 
CSI Solution Intrigues at NASSCOM Awards
The ability to ‘see’ through walls is no longer reserved for Superman and the realm of Marvel Comics thanks to a remarkable next-generation radar system developed by four UOW students and Prof. Salim Bouzerdoum.
> Read More (Illawarra Mercury)
> UOW Latest News Article		CSI research award

 

2012 News Articles 

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UOW and Ecotech Partnership
UOW Researchers have partnered with Australian environmental monitoring company, Ecotech, to manufacture and distribute the world’s first comprehensive greenhouse gas analyser to worldwide markets. The Spectronus, gives a high precision, real-time analysis of all principal greenhouse gases, capabilities unmatched by its competitors.
> Featured in 2012 Aust. Innovation System Report (pg 62)

 

Spectronus

Waving Their Magic Wand
After 10 years of research, securing a patent for their portable radiation detector , the 'Liana', is a great triumph for UOW Researchers.
> Read the Campus Review | October 2012

Lerch and Rozenfeld
Researchers Invent New Cancer Detection Device
UOW has developed a patented radiation detector that promises wide-ranging applications from cancer tissue identification to improved screenings of radioactive material to aid border security personnel.
> Read More		cancer detection
StartPad Company Critical Arc Launches SafeZone Pilot at UOW.
Critical Arc Launched their SafeZone product which turns your SmartPhone into a Blue Security Phone. 
> Read More		 safezone

Gong Techies Create Next New Gadget
Read about LimeRocket, one of StartPad’s residents, in this Illawarra Mercury article.

 Limerocket
UOW Bowel Caner Treatment Patented in Europe
A novel formulation for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer, developed by UOW researchers, has been granted patent rights by the European Patent Office - speeding up the process of converting research into widely available products.
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