UQ, ARM Hub launch partnership for applied cybersecurity research with manufacturers
The University of Queensland and ARM Hub have announced a partnership focussed on lifting cybersecurity among Australian manufacturing businesses.
Menz drops original name in sweets rebrand
By Andrew Spence Adelaide confectioner Robern Menz has ditched the original name that has served the family business for almost a century in favour of a rebrand. The Glynde manufacturer of FruChocs, Violet Crumble and Crown Mints will now be known as Menz Confectionery and has adopted the tagline “Making life sweeter”. Menz Confectionery CEO…
Liquid metal and champagne bubbles: RMIT researchers say new CCS method ready to be scaled up
An RMIT research team has developed a new method for carbon capture and storage with energy use, environmental and other benefits, and is seeking input from industry on refining the method, which they say is suited to hard-to-abate industries such as cement and steel.
ARENA awards $14 m boost for 5B to automate solar array manufacture
Solar technology company 5B has been awarded $14 million funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, which will assist a $33.4 million project to automate production of the company’s prefabricated solar arrays.
Green hydrogen is coming – and these Australian regions are well placed to build our new export industry
By Steven Percy, Swinburne University of Technology You might remember hearing a lot about green hydrogen last year, as global pressure mounted on Australia to take stronger action on climate change ahead of the COP26 Glasgow summit last November. The government predicts green hydrogen exports and domestic use could be worth up to A$50 billion…
Geelong manufacturer to investigate hydrogen-powered cremation
Renewable hydrogen is not yet produced in large volumes, though investigations into its potential are gathering pace, including a new Victorian government-backed study into its potential in the crematorium industry.
This is not a drill: Dentroid gets support to progress laser-based dental robot invention
Dentroid Technologies is leading a collaborative project to develop a specialised “micromirror” for use in robotic dental surgery, which will remove the need for drills and needles.
Applications open for MMI grants worth between $1 million and $20 million
Applications have opened today for federal grants of between $1 million and $20 million for manufacturers in the food and beverage, defence, and recycling and clean energy sectors. The grants are for the Translation and Integration streams of the Modern Manufacturing Initiative. They cover up to half of project costs for successful project applications. The…
Tritium gets 110-charger order from the UK’s Osprey network
Brisbane-headquartered electric vehicle fast charger company Tritium has received an order for 110 units to be installed in the UK’s Osprey Charging Network.
CSIRO-Boeing announce new $41 million, five-year R&D program
The CSIRO and Boeing have announced a new five-year R&D program, worth up to $41 million and extending a research partnership that has run since 1989.