Childbirth monitor, battery tech companies among winners in $3.2 million Accelerating Commercialisation round
Eight companies have been awarded Accelerating Commercialisation grants totalling $3.2 million.
Record number of nominations in Good Design Awards
The Australian Good Design Awards are now showcasing this year’s finalist, with winners to be named at the Good Design Awards Ceremony on September 17 in Sydney.
Australia needs construction waste recycling plants — but locals first need to be won over
Strong community opposition to a proposed waste facility in regional New South Wales made headlines earlier this year. The A$3.9 million facility would occupy 2.7 hectares of Gunnedah’s industrial estate. It’s intended to process up to 250,000 tonnes a year of waste materials from Sydney.
Australian made composite masts bound for Tokyo Olympics
Filament-wound tubing specialist CST has displayed a collection of boat masts bound for the Tokyo Olympics.
Geelong-based waste-to-energy startup announces milestone
Capricorn Power, which is commercialising a high-efficiency heat engine, has announced what it calls a “significant operational milestone” today, starting the first phase of commissioning at Austeng’s site. The news follows a fifth paid feasibility study by a council and feasibility studies with an ASX-listed company, it said, and an announcement last month of a joint…
Alstom, CAF and Downer Rail shortlisted for next phase of QLD rolling stock program
Alstom, CAF and Downer Rail have been shortlisted for a $600 million project to build 20 six-car trains at Maryborough. The Queensland government made the announcement on Wednesday, following an expression of interest process led by the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR.) The winner of the contract will be named next year. The…
Swinburne’s Professor Bronwyn Fox named as incoming CSIRO Chief Scientist
Swinburne University’s Professor Bronwyn Fox will be CSIRO’s next Chief Scientist, the university announced on Wednesday afternoon. Fox joined Swinburne in 2015 — as the head of its Factory of the Future — from Deakin University. Following a Directorship of its Manufacturing Futures Research Institute, Fox has been Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Enterprise since February…
New diode manufacturing process attracts grant support
A research team led by Queensland Semiconductor Technology (Questsemi) and Griffith University, and supported by Semefab Scotland, has been awarded an Innovative Manufacturing CRC grant to establish the manufacturability, performance, and characterisation of silicon carbide Schottky diodes.
New program aims to commercialise total artificial heart within six years
A consortium has been awarded $1 million through the federal Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), with a goal of commercialising a locally-born total artificial heart.
Great Wrap, Voronoi, Good360 among winners at first Circle Awards
The first Circle Awards were held on Tuesday night, with winners announced from circular economy leaders in Australia and New Zealand.