Researchers from University of NSW Sydney’s SMaRT Centre have published new research showing the potential of coffee grounds and other waste as inputs in electric arc furnace steelmaking.
Submarine builder ASC has welcomed more former submarine workers into its ranks as part of national efforts to redeploy those displaced when the federal government abandoned its plan for French company Naval Group to construct Attack class submarines in Adelaide. ASC, which built and maintains the Collins class submarines, has employed another 120 Attack class…
By James Riley The data and systems used to measure innovation and commercialisation in Australia are no longer working for us, according to chief scientist Cathy Foley, who says our innovation metrics are in need of an overhaul. The same can be said of the data we use to measure university rankings and the success…
A new circular economy research project based at Deakin University’s Waurn Ponds campus has been launched, in collaboration with Monash University, RMIT, and 20 industry partners.
Australian rocket company Black Sky Aerospace has achieved a major milestone which could lead to the development of an Australian precision guided missile. The company, working with partners including Crystalaid, achieved initial integration of guidance and control on a missile fired in Queensland. Black Sky aims to develop a next generation missile system and ensure…
Adelaide x-ray machine manufacturer Micro-X has partnered with US charity Revived Soldiers Ukraine to provide its rugged, lightweight Rover X-ray devices to the beleaguered country. Revived Soldiers Ukraine has purchased four Rover devices which are on their way to be used in Ukrainian hospitals. The Micro-X Rover is the military version of the company’s Nano…
By Brandon How The Queensland government has unveiled $55 million worth of electric vehicle incentives and charging infrastructure to support its 10-year plan for zero emission vehicles uptake. The first $45 million will be available to anybody in $3,000 subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles (EV) up to the value of $58,000. This is…
LBT Innovations receives APAS instrument orders Laboratory device manufacturer LBT Innovations has received an order for multiple APAS instruments from its US distributor Remel Inc, a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific. The company has been commercialising its APAS Independence laboratory instrument, an imaging, interpretation, sorting and reporting machine that automatically examines culture plates for the…
