Childbirth monitor, battery tech companies among winners in $3.2 million Accelerating Commercialisation round
Eight companies have been awarded Accelerating Commercialisation grants totalling $3.2 million.
Lunar rover and space thruster supported with Moon to Mars grants
Twenty organisations have shared $4 million in Moon to Mars Demonstrator Feasibility grants supporting projects ranging from university testing facilities to the development of a Lunar Construction Rover and an in-space chemical thruster. The grants will help transform concepts into space products and services, building an ecosystem of companies supporting the Australian Space Agency’s $150…
Record number of nominations in Good Design Awards
The Australian Good Design Awards are now showcasing this year’s finalist, with winners to be named at the Good Design Awards Ceremony on September 17 in Sydney.
Fleet Space to progress its nanosatellite wide area network
IIot nanosatellite communications services provider Fleet Space Technologies will improve the capabilities of its hybrid satellite low-powered wide area network (LPWAN) following the award of a Mars Supply Chain Capability Improvement grant. Part of the Australian Space Agency’s $150 million Moon to Mars initiative, the grant will boost collaboration to miniaturise and ruggedise sensors in…
Australia needs construction waste recycling plants — but locals first need to be won over
Strong community opposition to a proposed waste facility in regional New South Wales made headlines earlier this year. The A$3.9 million facility would occupy 2.7 hectares of Gunnedah’s industrial estate. It’s intended to process up to 250,000 tonnes a year of waste materials from Sydney.
Australian made composite masts bound for Tokyo Olympics
Filament-wound tubing specialist CST has displayed a collection of boat masts bound for the Tokyo Olympics.
CEFC backs hydrogen electrolyser startup Hysata
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has made its first investment into green hydrogen, backing University of Wollongong spin-out Hysata.
Equipping Australia’s armed forces – Rowlands Metalworks surprises on the upside
Our series – Equipping Australia’s armed forces – continues today with a focus on flow-on benefits across manufacturing as SME’s improve their capabilities and technologies to supply critical defence equipment. But sometimes it is not about missiles and complex electronics. Here Peter Roberts profiles Rowlands Metalworks. A visit to Rowlands Metalworks in the nondescript Adelaide…