Cool solution for CO2 refrigeration in hot climates
Two new South Australian technologies have combined to create what researchers claim to be the world’s most efficient air-cooled carbon dioxide refrigeration system.
Australian project developing needle-free diagnosis method
Brent Balinski spoke to Professor Sharath Sriram, RMIT’s Co-Leader, Functional Materials and Microsystems Research Group, about commercialising a novel way to detect heart disease from saliva.
Manufacturing strengthened in August, according to PMI
The Australian Industry Group’s monthly Performance of Manufacturing Index showed the sector lift in August, with production and sales activity indices both returning to growth and the overall PMI up 1.8 points to 53.1
The era of making steel without carbon emissions is here
Analysis by Peter Roberts One of the biggest issues about moving to a carbon-free future has been how to eliminate dangerous emissions from products such as cement and steel that are absolutely vital to the economy. In a sense electricity production was an easy problem to solve using clean renewables compared to the greater industrial…
Austal shipbuilding reports massively increased profits
Perth global shipbuilder Austal (ASX: ASB) had a breakthrough year in 2019 reporting record-smashing revenues, profit and cash flow. The manufacturer of multi-hulled aluminium passenger ferries and naval warships reported EBIT up 46 per cent to $92.8 million, on revenues up 33 per cent to $1.9 billion. This translated into operational cash flows that were…