A new type of fire-resistant cladding, developed by RMIT University researchers and using 83 per cent recycled glass, is currently being commercialised. Results of the long-running project are being patented by materials technology company Livefield and heading towards manufacture, according to a statement from the university on Thursday. The solution – panels of which have…
Scanning technology company Bodd and uniform provider Australian Defence Apparel New Zealand have announced a new partnership. Bodd has developed scanners able to capture data from users and convert this into a variety of insights, with a current focus on uniform, retail and pharmacy/wellness markets. Its contract manufacturer is Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions at Clayton,…
The University of Southern Queensland has shared details of a newly-funded project to develop and commercialise fire retardant composite resins that could be used on wind turbine blades and other structures exposed to bushfires. The project, led by Professor of High Performance Polymers Pingan Song, was awarded $440,000 in the recent round of Australian Research…
Starpharma announces new CFO Biopharmaceutical company Starpharma has appointed Justin Cahill as its CFO and company secretary, commencing in early April 2023. Cahill is currently CFO at Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals, and has previously held senior financial and leadership roles during nearly ten years at CSL where he held a number of senior financial and leadership roles,…
The CSIRO has launched a new $20 million research program focussed on carbon capture and removal as part of its Future Science Platforms. The CarbonLock FSP will develop “negative emissions technologies” (NETs) according to a statement from the national science agency on Tuesday, which would play a role in the country’s ambitions to reach net…
By John Blaxland, Australian National University Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to visit Washington in the next two weeks to announce the long-awaited roadmap for the AUKUS submarine agreement alongside UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden. So, what’s involved, what’s at stake, and what are the challenges? Can Albanese balance…
Nominations open for Victorian Manufacturing Awards Nominations opened on Monday for the 21st Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards. The state-based award program was opened by minister for manufacturing sovereignty Ben Carroll, who said “The awards recognise our top manufacturers that are leading from the front – cementing our status as Australia’s manufacturing state.” This year there…
A new Monash University-led paper in the journal of the US Army War College suggests that artificial intelligence-led soldiers might be more than a match for human-controlled robots. A statement from Monash on Tuesday explained that the research showed AIs were better at the required cognitive tasks relevant to the battlefield than robots were at…
By Salman Shooshtarian, RMIT University and Tayyab Maqsood, RMIT University At Fremantle Prison in the 1850s, when metal was scarce, the prison gate and handrails were made from iron recovered from sunken ships. As I toured the prison recently, I reflected on how similar the situation was when COVID-19 disrupted building supply chains across Australia.…
Applications opened on Monday for a federal government program offering grants worth $25,000 to small and medium enterprises, assisting them to minimise energy use. The Energy Efficiency Grants for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Round 1 assists SMEs “replace or upgrade existing equipment to improve energy efficiency and reduce costs”. It is open to companies…
