We are thrilled to announce that Professor Dewei Chu has received the prestigious Mid-Career Industry Fellowship from the Australian Research Council in collaboration with industry partner AAM. This fellowship will enable Dewei to utilise his expertise and skills to address industry-specific challenges in partnership with universities and industry professionals.

The project aims to address the industry need for self-powered, light-weight and durable Internet of Things (IoT) devices for environmental sensing applications. The goal will be achieved by designing high-power moisture-driven electric generators with a bi-layer interfacial architecture, developing non-flammable energy storage devices with cost-effective electrodes, and printing low-power environmental sensors with hetero-structured materials. The key outcome will be a new class of IoT devices with high power density, sustainable output, and real-time environmental monitoring capabilities, that will directly benefit Australian industry by providing cost-effective, yet efficient ways to monitor and support safe working environments.

Read more: UNSW Newsroom.