Lynas Rare Earths has accepted a $200 million capital investment from the Japanese Government to accelerate growth in return for guaranteeing supply of key rare earths to Japan which are used in high technology products such as computer drives, touch screens and electric motors. Japan Australia Rare Earths will invest $200 million in capital in…
Starpharma announces new CFO Biopharmaceutical company Starpharma has appointed Justin Cahill as its CFO and company secretary, commencing in early April 2023. Cahill is currently CFO at Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals, and has previously held senior financial and leadership roles during nearly ten years at CSL where he held a number of senior financial and leadership roles,…
The developer of an orbital space launch centre near Weipa in Northern Queensland, Space Centre Australia has formed a joint venture which will see an air-launch capability operate to provide low earth orbit (LEO) access to space. Space Centre Australia and the Orbit Boy launch system developer have formed their Asia Pacific Launch joint venture…
The CSIRO has launched a new $20 million research program focussed on carbon capture and removal as part of its Future Science Platforms. The CarbonLock FSP will develop “negative emissions technologies” (NETs) according to a statement from the national science agency on Tuesday, which would play a role in the country’s ambitions to reach net…
The Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy has welcomed the arrival of the first Ocius BlueBottle Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs, pictured) manufactured by Ocius Technology for the Australian Defence Force. The Royal Australian Navy and defence industry have worked together through a Defence Innovation Hub initiative to develop the Ocius BlueBottle USV, which is used…
Our search to identify Australia’s 50 most innovative manufacturers is revealing innovation in its many forms. Here Peter Roberts profiles Holloway Group. Innovation does not have to take a high technology intensive path such as gene technology or space travel. For Holloway Group as with many an Australian SME the spark for a more incremental…
Neumann Space and satellite manufacturer Inovor Technologies have successfully completed delivery of the Neumann Drive in-space electric propulsion system (pictured) with Inovor’s Apogee satellite platform ready for spacecraft integration and launch. The Neumann Drive is powered by a unique solid metallic propellant and is aimed at positioning CubeSats and SmallSats in space. The latest milestone…
By John Blaxland, Australian National University Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to visit Washington in the next two weeks to announce the long-awaited roadmap for the AUKUS submarine agreement alongside UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden. So, what’s involved, what’s at stake, and what are the challenges? Can Albanese balance…
Nominations open for Victorian Manufacturing Awards Nominations opened on Monday for the 21st Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards. The state-based award program was opened by minister for manufacturing sovereignty Ben Carroll, who said “The awards recognise our top manufacturers that are leading from the front – cementing our status as Australia’s manufacturing state.” This year there…
A new Monash University-led paper in the journal of the US Army War College suggests that artificial intelligence-led soldiers might be more than a match for human-controlled robots. A statement from Monash on Tuesday explained that the research showed AIs were better at the required cognitive tasks relevant to the battlefield than robots were at…
