On the day one of the two teams competing to build Australia’s first lunar rover has unveiled their prototype design, the name of the eventual winner’s vehicle has been announced as Roo-ver. The Australian Space Agency made an invitation to individuals and schools to submit their naming suggestions in September. A shortlist of four names…
ASX-listed phosphate chemicals producer Avenira has announced the raise of approximately $4.8 million before costs through a placement of new, fully-paid ordinary shares. Avenira is developing a phosphate mine at Wonarah in the Northern Territory and a lithium ferro phosphate (LFP) battery cathode materials plant at Darwin’s Middle Arm precinct In a statement on Wednesday,…
Sydney-based istartup Space Machines Company has announced a partnership with refuelling company Orbit Fab — which the pair says combines their expertise “to advance in-space servicing” — with a planned launch aboard a SpaceX rocket next year. SMC has a stated goal of eventually offering “roadside assistance in space” for on-orbit infrastructure. In a statement…
Ocius Technology‘s Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessel is to be trialed by the Royal New Zealand Navy. The company took to social media to confirm reports that the 6.8-metre, renewably-powered surveillance vessel was enroute to NZ where it will undergo trials. Last year the Royal Australian Navy contracted to acquire five Bluebottle USVs from Ocius, following…
Radiopharmaceutical manufacturer Cyclopharm has announced that Duke University Hospital in the United States has signed the first commercial contract for the use of its Technegas lung imaging system in the United States. Following the approval of Technegas by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) in September, this agreement signifies a major milestone for…
The ELO2 consortium will today unveil a prototype of what could be chosen as Australia’s first lunar rover. Led by EPE and Lunar Outpost Oceania, ELO2 is one of two consortia chosen by the Australian Space Agency to develop early-stage design concepts for a Moon rover. ELO2 Technical Director with Lunar Outpost Oceania Joseph Kenrick…
Leicht’s CIA, a Toowoomba-based manufacturer of livestock equipment, is investing in robotic welding and other technology with assistance from a Rural Economic Development Grant from the state government. Managing Director Mark Leicht said the company was implementing laser cutting and an automated welding robot to increase efficiency. “Some of the equipment we will make with…
AMSL appoints new CEO Passenger EVTOL maker AMSL Aero has announced that Max York is the company’s new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. York was described in a statement on Monday as an experienced commercial executive, military veteran and board director who will lead the company in partnership with co-founders Andrew Moore and Siobhan Lyndon as…
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland recently visited 11 businesses in Ipswich, Toowoomba, Logan, Mt Gravatt, and Robina, issuing 91 statutory compliance notices and finding that not one of the companies was fully compliant in its health and safety duties. A statement from WHSQ on Monday said the proactive audits were “aimed to ensure compliance with…
Australian researchers have investigated adding graphene oxide to cement, resulting in concrete that works better as a 3D printing material, according to a statement from RMIT University. Engineers from RMIT and University of Melbourne found that addition of the nanomaterial increased the strength of concrete by as much as 10 per cent and made it…