BluGlass has joined a collaborative research effort at University of California Santa Barbara dedicated to new semiconductor-based technologies. According to an announcement from the company on Wednesday, membership of the university’s Solid State Lighting & Energy Electronics Center (SSLEEC) is invite-only. The industry-researcher group involves the university’s pre-eminent gallium nitride experts, said BlueGlass, including blue-LED…
University of NSW Sydney launched its new UNSW AI Institute on Tuesday, which it says will support the activities of over 300 of its academics working in AI across all of its faculties. Interim director Associate Professor Haris Aziz said the newly-launched centre was taking a synergistic approach involving activities across AI, machine learning, and…
Research published on Tuesday and led by Monash University might lead to the production of novel, ultra-hard diamonds with usefulness in industrial applications. The team – made up of researchers from Monash University, CSIRO, RMIT University, the Australian Synchrotron, and Plymouth University – has had its work published in Proceedings of the National Academy of…
Manufacturing was one of seven industries in the Australian Bureau of Statistics’s Monthly Business Turnover Indicator to see a decline in revenues in July. The experimental indicator, based on Business Activity Statement lodgings from those who submit month-by-month, tracks 13 sectors. Seven fell in the month, in seasonally adjusted terms. The largest fall was in…
The University of Sydney and the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras have announced a research partnership on renewable energy technologies. A signing was held on Friday morning at IIT Madras in Chennai, with the agreement to include an investment by each partner of $50,000 a year for up to four projects. Researchers from various disciplines…
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Equatorial Launch lands in Adelaide Operator of the Arnhem Space Centre Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) has announced it will establish its headquarters in Adelaide. The move also puts ELA closer to the Adelaide-based Australian Space Agency, the regulatory authority that grants launch permits for every launch from Australia. The company, which is receiving support through…
NSW companies have been invited to apply for up to $20,000 support to help install submeters to measure and manage energy use by site equipment.
Australian rocket manufacturer and launch provider Gilmour Space Technologies has announced that it has signed a deal with Inmarsat to use the UK company’s space-based telemetry services. Gilmour plans the maiden launch of its Eris rocket, which would be the first Australian orbital rocket, for early in 2023. A statement from the company on Thursday…
The federal government said it will introduce legislation to parliament on Wednesday to establish a High Speed Rail Authority, with a Sydney to Newcastle link its top priority. Acknowledging the long history of interest and false starts for east coast high-speed rail, infrastructure minister Catherine King said “no project captures the imagination of Australians quite…
