Rocket business Gilmour Space Technologies has completed the maiden test launch of the first Australian designed and built orbital rocket, achieving 23 seconds of engine burn time and 14 seconds of flight for its Eris vehicle. According to a statement from the company shortly after the Wednesday morning launch, the flight of its 23-metre, 30-tonne…
By Christoph Nedopil, Griffith University Australia has flourished as an export powerhouse for decades. Much of this prosperity has been driven by the nation’s natural endowment with two important raw products for producing steel the traditional way: iron ore and metallurgical coal. Worth more than A$100 billion in 2024, Australia’s iron ore shipments to China…
Adelaide-based X-ray technology company Micro-X has entered into a supply agreement with an unnamed US with “over 700 healthcare facilities” to provide the Rover Plus mobile radiology system. According to a statement on Wednesday, Micro-X’s customer is one of the “largest and most established” healthcare organisations in the US, with “a nationwide network of hospitals,…
Australia’s innovation system is constrained by a persistent failure to translate world-class research into industrial capability and commercial outcomes. Drawing lessons from the German city of Kaiserslautern and its transformation through Fraunhofer Institutes, Dr John Howard and Peter Moar argue that Australia must have applied research institutes dedicated to bridging the gap between universities and…
Bygen appoints new CFO Waste-to-value startup Bygen has announced Michael Macrides as its new Chief Financial Officer. According to a Linkedin update from the company — which is commercialising its processing technology for turning waste products into activated carbon — Macrides brings extensive experience as a VC investor, advisor and executive across various roles. “With…
Approximately $62 million has been awarded across 13 new Training Centres and Research Hubs through the Australian Research Council’s Industrial Transformation Research Program (ITRP.) According to a statement from ARC on Tuesday, the funding will help “drive innovative research to advance Australian industry and research capability.” Six Industrial Transformation Research Hubs were funded, including: $3,693,326…
The federal opposition has called a rejection of a senate inquiry into the nation’s troubled metals manufacturing industry an “extraordinary move”. According to a joint statement from five MPs and senators, the government used its numbers to “arrogantly block” a motion from senators Susan McDonald and Matt Canavan on Monday, with the proposed inquiry to…
Cold spray additive manufacturing business Titomic has launched a UK subsidiary. According to an ASX statement from the company on Monday, it has received a certificate of incorporation for Titomic UK Limited, marking “a key milestone in Titomic’s global growth strategy”. It named Les Gregory as Vice President for Business Development in the UK, where…
Wire arc additive manufacturing business AML3D has announced Arc Additive as a new, non-exclusive distributor in the UK and European markets. AML3D told investors on Monday that its European growth strategy is in alignment with the Scottish-based solutions supplier’s manufacturing expertise and target markets. The deal runs for two years. The Adelaide-based company announced plans…
Minerals-from-waste processing company Latrobe Magnesium has been granted an extension to its pilot project licence, now valid until February 2, 2027, by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria. The licence governs operations at its Hazelwood North site, where the company is pursuing its patented process to extract MgO from fly ash, a byproduct of brown…