By Michael Preuss, Monash University; University of Manchester and Maggie Zhai, RMIT University There has been much excitement since Australia signed a landmark agreement with the United States last month to expand cooperation on critical minerals and rare earth elements. These materials are essential for electric vehicles, wind turbines, and clean energy technologies. The deal…
Tania Archibald, the current head of BlueScope’s Australian Steel Products business, will begin as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the nation’s top steelmaker early next year. According to a statement from BlueScope on Wednesday, Archibald will take over from current CEO and Managing Director Mark Vassella on February 1, 2026. “I’d like to…
Australian-German company Quantum Brilliance has opened a new facility at Melbourne’s Notting Hill, where it will make lab-grown diamonds for quantum computing devices. According to a statement on Wednesday from state economic growth minister Danny Pearson, who opened the foundry, the new facility at Co-Labs will see world-leading technology developed to enable portable quantum devices…
A six-week test of four Australian-developed quantum technology-based clocks, which had their performance tested by AUKUS partners in Washington DC, has been hailed as a success. According to a statement from defence industry minister Pat Conroy on Tuesday, the project was supported through two government contracts totalling $2.7 million. It saw two clocks each provided…