By Anya Phelan, The University of Queensland This week the federal government joined an international agreement to recycle or reuse 100% of plastic waste by 2040, putting an end to plastic pollution. But major obstacles stand in the way. The most recent is the collapse of Australia’s largest soft plastic recycling program, REDcycle. The program…
Jobs and Skills Australia begins its work Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) has been formally established, after legislation passed through Parliament and received Royal Ascent. Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O’Connor said JSA will begin its important work providing independent advice to government on current and emerging workforce needs. O’Connor said: “JSA will have…
Advanced Navigation, a Sydney-based company that uses artificial intelligence to create smaller and more effective robotics and navigation solutions, has announced a $US 68 million ($108 million) Series B round. In an announcement on Thursday, the company said it had signed definitive agreements under which investment firm KKR would lead the round, which includes return…
Spare land at Launceston airport will be used for the development of a multi-purpose green hydrogen project following an agreement with ReNu Energy Limited. Australia Pacific Airports (Launceston) (APAL) and ReNu subsidiary Countrywide Hydrogen signed a MoU with Countrywide to begin project design for an initial facility size of up to five megawatts (MW). The…
Today’s installment of Australia’s place in the semiconductor world turns to a local chip importer’s point of view. Here Shoaib Iqbal — a recent guest on the @AuManufacturing Conversations podcast — looks at the impact of semiconductor shortages on space startups, and the opportunities brought into focus for local manufacturing.
@AuManufacturing’s social media discussion and networking group, the Australian Manufacturing Forum on Linkedin, has passed an important membership milestone. The Forum, Australia’s largest professional social media group of Australian manufacturers, passed 12,000 members this morning with the admission of eight new members. The Forum has grown steadily since its founding in 2013, and 22 months…
Quantum computing chip developer Archer Materials has announced it has implemented an early-stage prototype of an integrated biochip platform with automated liquid sampling and data readout. The Sydney company said the work was a major step towards the company’s ambition of commercialising a biochip – an engineered substrate capable of detecting multiple of biologically relevant…
Digital engineering tools and methods including the use of digital twins are becoming firmly entrenched in the testing, evaluation and certification of Australian military equipment. The way Australian the owned and controlled services provider delivers T&E, and systems engineering services more broadly, is changing according to Rob Starbuck, Nova Systems Digital Engineering Capability Lead. The…
