On day one of Australia’s place in the semiconductor world, we present an introduction to the subject, aimed at a reader with no prior knowledge of semiconductors. Below is part one of a four-part feature by Steven Duvall and Glenn Downey. The purposes of this feature are to broaden and deepen the understanding of semiconductors…
UPS facility speeds safe dispatch of healthcare products UPS has announced the opening of a new cutting-edge healthcare facility that provides a boost to businesses shipping time-sensitive, temperature-sensitive, and patient-critical healthcare products. The 13,400 square-metre Horsley Park, Sydney facility offers product storage at temperatures as low as -20°C, near real-time monitoring, motion-activated LED lighting, and…
Research and commercialisation specialist Professor Emmanuel Mastio has been appointed as head of the new Australian Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy, which is led by University of New South Wales and University of Newcastle. The new Executive Director is described as an “inventor, engineer, and research and development leader” and comes to the Trailblazer…
Four new CNC milling and lathe machines have been installed at South Metropolitan TAFE’s Rockingham campus, which will be used to train defence industry apprentices and post-trade workers. The Western Australian government said on Thursday that the new investment would see users “gain hands-on experience in manufacturing components” and be used to teach programming, setting…
By Kurtis Eichler With its 2023 launch announced by the South Australian government, here’s a look inside the Kanyini CubeSat. It’s the multi-million-dollar satellite that will collect invaluable data from space once it takes off into the cosmos. But the pieces of the puzzle that make up the $6.5 million CubeSat mission, dubbed Kanyini, have…
Graphene Manufacturing Group has announced that it will raise $5 million through a “bought deal” unit offering. The Brisbane-based, Toronto Stock Exchange-listed company said on Wednesday that it would sell 1,819,000 of its shares, with Eight Capital the lead underwriter and sole bookrunner, together with a syndicate of underwriters. The price per unit is $2.75,…
Additive manufacturing technology business SPEE3D announced that it conducted a successful hot fire test of its prototype rocket engine in Darwin in September. The company – which sells machines based on a variety of additive manufacturing known as cold spray – said the test was the first in a series of rocket engines and components…
By David Bright, Deakin University and Monique Mann, Deakin University Last week, police seized about 80 illegal firearms across Victoria. These included eight homemade firearms, four of which were “military-style weapons”, as well as two 3D printers. This is the latest in a series of seizures of 3D-printed weapons in Australia: in 2016, Queensland police…
Vaxxas, a Brisbane-based company attempting to replace the needle and syringe for vaccine deliveries, has announced the first in-human trials for a Covid-19 vaccine candidate using its delivery platform. In a statement on Wednesday, the medtech company said a Phase I clinical study had been initiated, conducted at the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Sippy…
Treasury backs intervention to cut energy prices Treasury has taken the unusual step of backing ‘temporary and regularly reviewed’ market intervention to rein in high coal and gas prices. A statement from Treasury secretary Steven Kennedy read to a Senate estimates committee said price shocks “bring into scope government intervention”, though the government should not…
