Nanosatellite company Fleet Space Technologies has been awarded a$6.4 million contract with Australia’s new Defence Space Command agency to develop and demonstrate a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications system “focused on tactical communications and data transmission where connectivity is limited.” The contract is the first in defence for Fleet, which manufactures satellites for industrial…
Late last year, Vector Lifting and Bonfiglioli collaborated on a 15-month-long installation for the Perth Transport Authority (PTA), successfully meeting the PTA’s deadlines and delivering a high-performance lifting solution.
Researchers at Melbourne’s RMIT University have released study findings that appear to open the way to solve one of the biggest issues for diabetics – the need to take insulin via injection. The researchers, led by students Jamie Strachan and Brendan Dyett have demonstrated a promising new oral delivery mode for insulin using lipid or…
Water treatment company SciDev has announced a new contract worth $3.15 million to design, build and integrate a plant into a Cleanaway Waste Management facility in Victoria. The project will treat water for per- and poly-fluoroalkyl (PFAS) contaminants at an existing liquid waste facility, said SciDev in an ASX statement on Thursday. PFAS are a…
A thin, flexible gold sensor engineered at The University of Queensland (UQ) has the potential to unlock the next generation of implantable medical devices. Researchers at UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) have produced a small film-like sensor that is both flexible and sensitive enough to enable more streamlined electronic medical implants. The…
By Hussein Dia, Swinburne University of Technology Australia’s first National Electric Vehicle Strategy, released on Wednesday, details the government’s long-awaited plans to accelerate the adoption of these vehicles. Consultations on the strategy began last September. The climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, then promised the strategy would make Australia a globally competitive market for…
@AuManufacturing is searching for Australia’s 50 most innovative manufacturers, and today we feature our latest nominee for recognition, technology investment powerhouse PPK Group. Here, Peter Roberts interviews co-founder and Executive Chairman, Robin Levison. Robin Levison is an unlikely entrepreneur focussing on commercialising university research in the advanced manufacturing of totally new materials. His background is…
The Royal Australian Navy has trialled a new firefighting training system that uses a combination of virtual and augmented reality, including a headset (pictured) that transforms the surrounding environment into a simulated firefighting exercise. The user wears an oxygen mask and heat vest while holding a 3D printed fire hose nozzle, which measures water usage.…
