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  • May 24, 2024

Case Study: Viability of Commercial Reuse of Discarded Li-Ion Batteries in Australia

Introduction The rise of lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries has revolutionised the way we power our devices, from smartphones to electric...

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  • May 14, 2024

Disassembly: How Product Design Shapes the Circular Economy

We disassembled 50 discarded lithium-ion battery (LIB) packs for our Sustainability Victoria supported grant investigating the commercial potential of...

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  • May 13, 2024

Wasted Energy: The Untapped Potential of ‘Dead’ Lithium-Ion Cells in the Circular Economy

We have found that a shocking volume of lithium-ion battery (LIB) waste has potential for a second life powering...

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  • April 4, 2024

PoC: 2 min self-installation of remote soil temp sensing (80/120cm depth)

First a quick above ground run through of how I built the sensor and a test showing temperature response....

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  • March 19, 2024

GDPR and Data Privacy Commitment

Last night I was invited to pitch an idea to some people in Europe about the RM1 and our...

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  • February 29, 2024

Dirty work: Waterproof outdoor data collection

Like so many great stories, ours started with “Sure it hasn’t been done, but how hard could it really...

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  • December 10, 2023

Open environmental research station

This feels like somewhat of a confession, our remote temperature monitor is actually an open environmental monitoring station –...

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  • February 13, 2023

Rhino Instruments Joins AORA

As the co-founder of Rhino Instruments, the home-grown Australian manufacturer of extremely robust environmental monitoring equipment, I’m thrilled to...

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  • December 1, 2022

Wozniak’s Law: World-Changing Impact, Foundation of the API

Moore’s Law is a well known trope in tech circles but I typed ‘Wozniak’s Law’ into Google and all...

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  • December 1, 2022

Waste Management World Austria – Print Media Coverage

The new RM1 device was covered extensively by the industry magazine Waste Management World, which has a global publishing...

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  • November 1, 2022

Aims of the Final Pilot with the City of Greater Geelong’s Green Waste Processing Facility

With the launch of our final pilot with the City of Greater Geelong’s Green Waste Processing Facility I wanted...

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  • November 1, 2022

Geelong Times – Media Coverage

The announcement of our partnership and final pilot of the new RM1 device with the City of Greater Geelong...

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  • November 1, 2022

Ocean Grove Voice – Media Coverage

The announcement of our partnership and final pilot of the new RM1 device with the City of Greater Geelong...

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  • November 1, 2022

Geelong Manufacturing Council

The announcement of our partnership and final pilot of the new RM1 device with the City of Greater Geelong...

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  • November 1, 2022

Geelong Independent – Media Coverage

The announcement of our partnership and final pilot of the new RM1 device with the City of Greater Geelong...

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  • November 1, 2022

Bellarine Times – Media Coverage

The announcement of our partnership and final pilot of the new RM1 device with the City of Greater Geelong...

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  • November 1, 2022

Waste Management World Austria – Media Coverage

The new RM1 device was covered extensively by the industry magazine Waste Management World, which has a global publishing...

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  • November 1, 2022

Geelong Advertiser – Media Coverage

The announcement of our partnership and final pilot of the new RM1 device with the City of Greater Geelong...

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  • November 1, 2022

Council Magazine Australia – Media Coverage

The announcement of our partnership and final pilot of the new RM1 device with the City of Greater Geelong...

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  • November 1, 2022

Local Radio – Media Coverage

The announcement of our partnership and final pilot of the new RM1 device with the City of Greater Geelong...

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  • November 1, 2022

Media Round Up From Announcement of Final Pilot at City of Greater Geelong’s Green Waste Processing Facility

With so much media coverage announcing our final pilot at the City of Greater Geelong’s Green Waste Processing Facility,...

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  • November 1, 2022

City of Greater Geelong – Media Coverage

The City of Greater Geelong announced our partnership and final pilot of the new RM1 device with a media...

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  • October 31, 2022

2019 – Designing the future of outdoor industrial temperature monitoring – City of Greater Geelong

Prior to our October 2022 launch announcement, The City of Greater Geelong wrote about the grant we’d received from...

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  • October 27, 2022

Repairable Design Ethos and New Grant Announcement

Our first post should probably be about the media coverage and influx of interest and enquiries from this month’s...

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