Science Queeries

26 Sep 2024

Voltaic you there

Architecture, Engineering, Environment, Science & Medicine, Sustainability, Technology

Dr Cat and Dr Mohammad Taha conduct a conversation about different materials for more sustainable buildings. Did you know that around 60% of energy used in buildings is used to control the temperature? Or that over three-quarters of Melbourne city’s energy demand could be supplied by solar if we were smarter about the placement and design of solar panels? Strap in for some pulsing, high energy discussion. It’s a gas… but not the greenhouse-type.

Dr Mohammad Taha is a multidisciplinary researcher at the University of Melbourne, bridging materials science, sustainability, and electronic engineering.

This episode originally aired 24th September, 2024.

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