Austin Engineering awarded $5 million for advanced manufacturing Perth mining equipment manufacturer Austin Engineering has been awarded a grant of up to $5 million from the WA government’s Investment Attraction Fund to boost advanced manufacturing capabilities at its Kewdale plant. The IAF seeks to bring investment, jobs and economic diversity to the state, increasing local…
By Grant Douglas, CSIRO There are around 440 nuclear power plants operating in 32 countries around the world, supplying some 10% of the world’s electricity. Another 60 reactors are under construction, and 300 more are proposed. Australia has only one reactor, used for research and medical purposes. But Australia typically produces more than 5,000 tonnes…
SaveBOARD has opened a $5.5 million beverage carton recycling facility at Warragamba in Sydney’s west, which it says will employ 12, has capacity to process up to 4,000 tonnes per annum, and is the first of its kind in Australia. SaveBOARD’s CEO and co-founder Paul Charteris said at the event on Tuesday: “It’s exciting to…
University of Queensland/Uniquest spinout company Trioda Wilingi will receive a $2.6 million investment from Uniseed and Bulugudu to create injectable medical gels from an Australian spinifex grass. Trioda Wilingi has exclusive rights to develop medical gels from spinifex, with potential use “including osteoarthritis, drug delivery and cosmetic treatments” and using a process developed with the…
Dr Ali Zolfagharian provides a quick look at 4D printing for cancer therapeutics, following a new paper that appears to be the first overview of the subject. Despite the fact that 3D printing technology has been widely used in medical applications due to the benefits of precisely defined architecture and individual constructs, there are still…
QinetiQ creates new “Australian Sector” operation UK-headquartered defence business QinetiQ Group has announced the formation of a new Australia Sector, with Gary Stewart as the Sector’s Chief Executive, effective May 1. Stewart joins from Rheinmetall Defence Australia where he was the Managing Director, responsible for strategy and operational delivery in the Asia Pacific region. The…
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Thermal energy storage company MGA Thermal has been awarded backing worth approximately $560,000 through Shell’s accelerator program, which the startup says will step up completion of a pilot project. MGA’s pilot is located at its factory in Tomago, NSW, has a budget of $3 million, and aims to gather data on “and provide a tangible…
Austrian-headquartered refractory materials maker RHI Magnesita will become both a shareholder in and the first commercial customer of Canberra-based carbon capture and storage startup MCi Carbon. RHI leads the world in manufacture of refractory materials, used in high-temperature industrial processes. The size of their investment was not given. According to a statement from MCi, RHI will…
The Tasmanian government is inviting applications for grants worth up to $100,000 under the fourth round of the Advanced Manufacturing Accelerating Growth Grant program. The program supports investment by the state’s manufacturers “to purchase capital equipment, linked to an off island market driven expansion opportunity with resulting increased employment.” The first three rounds have awarded…
