Monash University-led research has produced new understanding about how cobalt catalysts degrade, and might offer hope for green hydrogen production in multi-gigawatt applications. According to a statement from the university on Thursday, green hydrogen made through proton-exchange membrane water electrolysers has been held back by both the scarcity of iridium and the limited stability of…
BlueScope Steel has secured a pivotal advantage in the sale of Whyalla Steelworks, gaining a “right-of-last-offer” provision that gives it the opportunity to beat any final offers to acquire the facility, as The Australian Financial Review reports. The administrators have granted the ASX-listed company the ability to form a consortium with other interested parties and…
National satellite project announced A national satellite initiative, spearheaded by Optus and a national consortium of industry, academia and government partners, plans to launch a sovereign Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite by early 2028. The consortium includes iLAuNCH Trailblazer, HEO, Inovor Technologies and the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), with the satellite to be designed and built by…
The Queensland government has appointed 11 “industry titans” to its newly-formed Queensland Manufacturing Advisory Council, which held its initial meeting this week. According to a statement from manufacturing minister Dale Last (pictured) on Tuesday, “QMAC” will provide “strategic advice and real-world knowledge” in service of growing and diversifying the industry, “with the aim of driving…
Electronics contract manufacturer Circuitwise Group has announced its second acquisition in New Zealand in the last 12 months, with the Sydney-based company signing an agreement to purchase Assembly Specialists Limited (ASL.) According to a statement from Circuitwise on Wednesday, it expects to complete the transaction in the September 2025 quarter, and to bolster its ability…
Picture this: a spacecraft hurtling towards Earth at over 30,000 kilometres per hour, surrounded by a blazing fireball hot enough to melt steel. Now imagine deflecting that inferno with nothing but the power of magnets. That’s exactly what University of Queensland researchers are working on in what sounds like something straight out of a science…
Australian manufacturing and its almost one million employees face deepening risks unless urgent economy-wide reforms are undertaken to return the industry to growth and boost its falling productivity, according to the Australian Industry Group. Chief executive Innes Willox said Australian manufacturing as a sector slipped into recession last year and was one of the weakest…
Meet the startup that’s teaching yeast to become a health and beauty powerhouse – without harming a single animal in the process. Eclipse Ingredients has spun out of CSIRO with its sights set on a multi-billion-dollar opportunity to revolutionise how we access crucial health-beneficial ingredients across multiple industries, using nothing more than clever fermentation techniques.…
Hazer Group has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with UK-based EnergyPathways to assess the development of a clean hydrogen production facility in northwest England. The proposed project aims to develop a Hazer-licenced facility producing 20,000 tonnes per annum integrated with EnergyPathways’ Marram Energy Storage Hub infrastructure project. Under the MOU, the parties will conduct…
Battery recycling company Iondrive has announced a new project with the CSIRO to convert waste graphite from spent lithium-ion batteries into anode-grade material, extending the usefulness and revenue-generating potential of the company’s proprietary Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES) platform. According to a statement from the company on Tuesday, the project kicked off on July 1 and…