This week Quantum Brilliance announced a $26 million funding round, a significant boost to its lofty ambitions. Brent Balinski spoke to co-founder Dr Andrew Horsley about bringing Australian-made room-temperature quantum accelerators to the masses. Among people who care about such things, Intel’s examination of Australia as a possible home for a fabrication site in the…
Swinburne to get $5.2 million green energy research hub A new $5.2 million Siemens Swinburne Energy Transition Hub will be opened at Swinburne University of Technology’s Hawthorn campus this year. According to a statement from the university on Thursday, the hub will feature some of the most advanced digital energy technology from Siemens and the…
By Peter Roberts The green industry dam is burst – after years if not decades of talk that Australia’s minerals will one day have to go green to survive in a world where trade favours green production, Australian company Rio has received its first big international green order. Aluminium producer Rio Tinto has been contracted…
Industrial technology company Calix has been awarded a grant of $8.73 million (UK 5 million pounds) by government funder Innovate UK to demonstrate a low-cost route to decarbonise. Calix subsidiary Leilac, which is commercialising Calix’s novel kiln technology to decarbonise cement and lime production, won the grant in a project led by Windship Technology Ltd.…
Austrian-headquartered refractory materials maker RHI Magnesita will become both a shareholder in and the first commercial customer of Canberra-based carbon capture and storage startup MCi Carbon. RHI leads the world in manufacture of refractory materials, used in high-temperature industrial processes. The size of their investment was not given. According to a statement from MCi, RHI will…
Communication and metal detection company Codan has acquired US communication integrator GeoConex LLC as part of the company’s strategy to add technology and capability through bolt-on acquisitions to accelerate growth. At the same time the Adelaide company reported group revenue for the first half of $211.8 million, down 18 percent on the previous corresponding period…
The Tasmanian government is inviting applications for grants worth up to $100,000 under the fourth round of the Advanced Manufacturing Accelerating Growth Grant program. The program supports investment by the state’s manufacturers “to purchase capital equipment, linked to an off island market driven expansion opportunity with resulting increased employment.” The first three rounds have awarded…
The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) has called for an urgent increase in national R&D investment, as well of wide-spread use of low-impact technologies in the mining sector. According to the academy, the mining sector continues to be an essential part of the Australian economy, but practices must adapt to reduce impact…
A federal parliamentary inquiry into manufacturing has begun its work, and is accepting written submissions until the end of next month. The “Developing Advanced Manufacturing in Australia” inquiry by the House Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Resources cited an aim of “supporting Australian industry, creating jobs and reviving our ability to make world class…
Edge computing developer Aicraft has announced the successful launch of its first edge computing device, Pulsar (pictured) to space on board the Antaris Inc. satellite JANUS-1. The company combines expertise in AI, semiconductor technology and power electronics to deliver a range of products that feature high computing capacity and small size, weight and power (SWaP).…
