Osteopore reaches dental implant development milestones

Australian-Singaporean bioresorbable implants manufacturer Osteopore has reached key milestones in its development of 3D printed bioresorbable dental implants to aid bone healing and boost the success of tooth implant surgeries. The company is developing the implants in an $18.7 million programme with the National Dental Centre Singapore (NDCS) and the Agency for Science, Technology and…

Huntington Ingalls appoints top nuclear submarine leadership in Australia

US nuclear submarine constructor Huntington Ingalls Industries has announced the appointment of Tim Brown as vice president of operations and Terry Nichols as the managing director for two HII business areas in Australia. Brown and Nichols will work from HII’s Canberra office, and both will report directly to Michael Lempke, president of Mission Technologies’ Nuclear…

Monash team makes “significant advance towards commercialisation” for carbon capture

Monash University researchers have developed a new family of materials claimed to be “relatively easily” and affordably made and able to capture excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. According to a statement from the university on Thursday, “meso-macroporous melamine formaldehyde (MF)” is a promising base for direct air capture (DAC) of CO2. MF is made…