Seaweed-based plastic alternative makes global fashion debut Luxury sleepwear brand Papinelle has said its latest collection will feature buttons made from seaweed, as part of a collaboration with Perth biotechnology startup Uluu, marking the first time Uluu’s materials have been used in fashion. According to a statement from Uluu, the buttons (pictured) were created by…
Sell & Parker, a company founded in 1966 and with a heritage in steel recycling, has been awarded a $28 million grant from the state government to support the building and operation of a new renewables manufacturing hub in Western Sydney. According to a statement from the NSW government on Wednesday, the new site has…
Greater South East Melbourne (GSEM) is the leading manufacturing region in Australia in terms of employment and output, according to new research by Deloitte Access Economics. According to a statement on Tuesday from the GSEM group of councils – which commissioned the research – the region accounts for 75,046 manufacturing jobs (a quarter the state’s…
Sponsored article Elastomers are materials that can return to their real shape when the external force is removed. Not all elastic materials are elastomers. There are thermoplastic elastomers and thermosetting elastomers. Thermosetting elastomers are traditional rubber. In domestic habits elastomers are usually known as thermoplastic elastomers and, as a result, rubber might sometimes be excluded…
REDARC has completed stage one of its Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Hub at Lonsdale, Adelaide, where the company plans to create 200 new jobs by 2032, driven by its expanding Defence & Space division. According to a statement from the company on Tuesday, it is building a “high-tech, next-generation” and custom-designed facility, at a site…
Engineering business Austeng has been awarded $500,000 through the federal government’s Go Green Co-Innovation Program to support a project aiming to demonstrate safe, cost-effective green hydrogen generation and blending for high-heat industrial applications. According to a statement from Austeng last week, it will lead a project involving Singaporean electrolyser company SunGreenH2 (SGH2), Deakin University’s Hycel…
A new magnetic resin sorbent developed at University of Queensland will soon be trialled to remove PFAS, enabling treated biosolids to be reused as fertiliser. The substance was developed at the university’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) by Dr Cheng Zhang, whose team will work with collaborative partners to apply it to semi-solid…
Oxford Economics modelling commissioned by Moderna has predicted that the US biotech company’s Melbourne mRNA facility will add $220 million annually to Australian GDP, support 990 ongoing jobs, and deliver “pandemic preparedness benefits” worth as much as $4.8 billion over 30 years “based on the likelihood of a future pandemic”. The Moderna Technology Centre in…
Grid-scale battery energy storage business Pacific Green has received a planning permit from the state government to build the planned gigawatt-scale Portland Energy Park, Victoria. According to a statement from the company on Monday, the project will be its second battery energy park in Australia, and located on Madeira Packet Road, near both the Portland…
Researchers have developed a new catalyst that Monash University says could bring zinc-air batteries “closer to real-world, grid-scale and transport uses”. According to a statement from the university on Monday, the catalyst is able to make the batteries oxygen reactions “much faster and more efficient”, and “[offer] more power, longer life and lower costs.” The…