Rare earths producer Lynas Corp is confident of a future operating in Malaysia following the extension of its licence to operate by six months. The company said in an operational update that the extension, announced in August, provided an operational pathway for continued operation. However the company has yet to receive further approvals following concerns…
Medical technology and equipment developer LBT Innovations (ASX: LBT) has made its first European sale of its APAS Independence laboratory instrument (pictured). The sale was made to one of the largest clinical laboratories in the EU, Labor Dr Wisplinghoff, which employes more than 40 medical specialists. Laboratory director Professor Hilmar Wilplinghoff joined LBT Innovations CEO…
By Anita Parbhakar-Fox, Senior Research Fellow in Geometallurgy/Applied Geochemistry, The University of Queensland and Paul Gow, Principal Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Last month, scientists uncovered a mineral called Edscottite. Minerals are solid, naturally occurring substances that are not living, such as quartz or haematite. This new mineral was discovered after an examination of the…
An RMIT University engineering lecturer and two honours students are investigating the use of coffee grounds in concrete.
Brent Balinski spoke to officials from Singapore’s science and research agency about collaborative R&D approaches at one public/private centre focussed on advanced manufacturing.
Comment by Peter Roberts Parliament has passed legislation killing the low cost innovation patent system, bowing to arguments from the Productivity Commission. Legislation killing the patent was passed by the Senate last week and followed an essentially economically-focused review that lacked transparency. This is yet another victory in a long list of destructive wins by…
Shell-owned sonnen has won Australian Made status for its lithium-ion batteries made in Adelaide at the former GMH assembly plant at Elizabeth. The German battery maker began making batteries at the site a year ago and has produced 2,000 batteries in that time. The sonnenBatterie eco 9.53 hybrid battery was given approval as Australian Made…
Resources and chemicals group Australian Vanadium (ASX: AVL) has sold a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) energy storage system to be installed at a dairy farm in Meredith, Victoria. The 80kW power, 320 kWh energy storage VRFB will be installed with a 450kW pv solar system, providing a minimum of four hours of renewable energy…
Sydney manufacturer Zip Water has snared a major award in the United States for its Zip Hydrotap boiling, chilled and sparkling drinking water appliances just months after entering the north American market. The company was awarded the 2019 Kitchen Product of the Year in the Kitchen & Bath Business Product Innovator Awards, recognising it as…
Black Sky Aerospace (BSA) will become the first Australian rocket manufacturer to gain priority access to the planned Arnhem Space Centre in the Northern Territory. The centre is one of a number of competing launch sites planned in Australia with its northern location giving it an advantage for equatorial launches. Planned by Equatorial Launch Australia,…
