USQ researcher earns grant to develop personal heat management materials
Work on wearable heat-regulating materials led by a University of Southern Queensland engineering researcher received an ARC Linkage Projects grant of $428,541 on Thursday.
Chemical engineers look to biomanufacturing using waste products
Monash University researchers and others are investigating the potential for biomanufacturing using inputs such as greenhouse gases instead of sugar-based substances to create high-value chemical products. Monash chemical engineering PhD researcher Wei Jiang — currently on sabbatical at Imperial College London — is lead author on a new paper in Nature Chemical Biology on the…
Marketing for manufacturers — Preparing for an interview
To conclude the first week of our Marketing for manufacturers series, Brent Whyte shares some advice on speaking to reporters.
Victoria bids for federal govt mRNA funding
The Victorian government has made a number of submissions to the federal government’s approach to market for a local mRNA vaccine manufacturing capability, with several other states also vying for Commonwealth support.
LSA wins new contracts on two European navy projects
Hobart-based Liferaft Systems Australia has earned almost $3 million in new contracts, and will deliver marine evacuation systems (MES), large-capacity liferafts and associated hardware to two European navies between 2023 and 2025.
Grey Innovation calls for investors in new venture fund
Commercialisation business Grey Innovation has announced an Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership (ESVCLP) fund. Grey Innovation Ventures was “decreasing the traditional risk” involved in the ESVCLP model and “by investing in sophisticated start-up companies. With first market access to Grey Innovation Group’s suite of companies in, or approaching early revenue stage, the risk is…
Spee3D achieves another US export
SPEE3D has achieved another export, with Colorado’s Elementum 3D acquiring a WarpSpee3D printer made by the Australian company. Elementum 3D is an additive manufacturing R&D firm, described as specialising in “the creation of advanced metals, composites, and ceramics” with customers including in defence, mining, oil and gas, aerospace and automotive sectors. SPEE3D makes robotically-controlled printers…
Greener solvents help get more value out of apple waste
University of Adelaide researchers have found a greener and more effective way to extract beneficial compounds from apple waste.
Holden Group A vehicle tipped to break auction record
Lloyds expects a record price to be set when one of only 302 Australian-made Holden HSV VN SS Group A vehicles goes under the hammer at its Classic Car Auction this weekend.
Marketing for manufacturers — Don’t be too ‘smart’…
On day two of our Marketing for manufacturers series, Rene Rose explains that while product specs and other technical metrics might interest you, your customers’ interests probably lie elsewhere.