Sharkskin-inspired aerospace company MicroTau, mineral processor Novalith Technologies and solar farm equipment maker 5B are among 13 companies awarded a total of approximately $26.2 million in Clean Technology Innovation grants. According to a statement from NSW industry minister Anoulack Chanthivong and others on Tuesday, the assistance is for “developing and implementing technologies that don’t currently…
Advanced Navigation has successfully completed a pilot demonstration of its indoor positioning technology designed to assist commuters with vision impairments navigate public transport interchanges. The demonstration took place at Castle Hill Station in Sydney as part of the Small Business Innovation & Research Program, administered by the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer…
Like-for-like recycling, for example turning a PET bottle into another PET bottle, is a good outcome, believes Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla. The inventor and founding Director of UNSW’s Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) is focussed elsewhere, though. “When materials get more complex you can’t always assume that conventional solutions and conventional manufacturing…
Semiconductor developer BluGlass has unveiled performance enhancements to its gallium nitride lasers, demonstrating leading-edge precision at the International Congress on Nitride Semiconductors in Malmö, Sweden. The advances unlock key functionality for next-generation applications including quantum computing, secure communication and wearable medical devices. BluGlass published its results in an invited presentation on GaN Distributed Feedback lasers…
Australian manufacturing fell into recession in 2024 after three years of post-pandemic growth, with the industry facing mounting cost pressures and slowing economic conditions, according to the Australian Industry Group’s annual Manufacturing Performance and Outlook Report. The sector recorded 0.6 per cent sales and income growth, but real output declined by 1.2 per cent while…
A precast concrete factory that will help in construction of the Western Harbour Tunnel project has opened at Western Sydney’s Emu Plains, ahead of the arrival of tunnel boring machines for the Birchgrove to Waverton harbour crossing. According to a statement from NSW premier Chris Minns on Monday, “around 700 quality manufacturing jobs” will be…
DroneShield announced on Monday a $13 million investment in a significant research and development and manufacturing capacity expansion, including new dedicated production space three times the size of its current facility. The company will establish a new 3,000 square metre production facility in Sydney’s Alexandria, with an expected opening in December 2025. It will also…
Building-integrated photovoltaic energy company ClearVue has announced an immediate and “wide ranging initiative to review its operational spending”, with an expense analysis to “evaluate each budget line item”. Last Tuesday the ASX-listed, Perth-based company announced that Global CEO Martin Deil had resigned and Executive Director Jamie Lyford stepped down as an Executive Director, “effective immediately.”…
By Alison Reeve, Grattan Institute As the world looks for ways to tackle climate change, Australia has invested heavily in green hydrogen. Green hydrogen is shaping as the best option to strip carbon emissions from some industrial processes, such as iron-making and ammonia production. But making the dream a reality in Australia is proving difficult.…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Methane-to-turquoise hydrogen catalyst project awarded $492,526 grant from AEA A team including energy technology company 1414 Degrees has been awarded an Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Ignite grant of $492,526 for a project progressing a proprietary hydrogen reactor. According to a…