Seabin, a maker of floating buckets that suck in and filter waste such as oil and plastics out of ocean water, is launching its third equity crowd-sourced funding campaign on Tuesday. A message from the company on Friday said the round would help to scale up its nature repair impact data offering, which presented a…
The third annual Australian Made Week begins on Monday, as the Australian Made Campaign notes vastly increased licensee numbers since 2020. In a statement on Friday, Australian Made said the number of its licensees had “rocketed” upwards in the last three years, with consumers wanting to support more items “bearing trustworthy country-of-origin certification.” “The brand…
CSIRO appoints new Energy Director Dr Dietmar Tourbier has been appointed Director of Energy at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, following a competitive international recruitment search. Dr Peter Mayfield, CSIRO’s Executive Director for Environment, Energy and Resources, said Tourbier’s appointment comes at a critical juncture for Australia and CSIRO in particular. “Dr Tourbier’s deep industry…
By Jarryd Daymond, University of Sydney Imagine a world where computers can solve complex problems in seconds, making our current devices seem like mere typewriters. These supercomputers would revolutionise industries, create new medicines, and even help combat climate change. Imagine as well we could observe the workings of our own bodies in unprecedented detail, and…
The government should prioritise building sovereign capability, argues Martin Ripple ahead of Tuesday night’s federal budget. As we are awaiting the budget announcement, it is crucial that the federal government addresses the issue of sovereign capability in the country’s manufacturing industry. Australia has the highest dependency on manufactured imports and the lowest level of manufacturing…
Support for university-industry research continued on Monday, with $27 million in funding across eight Industry Laureate Fellowships announced. Following Friday’s awarding support for 50 projects in a new round of the Australian Research Council’s Early Career Industry Fellowships, the ARC announced the 2023 Industry Laureate Fellows. “Complementing the early and mid-career Industry Fellowship schemes, these…
Reused food waste for farming gets support The federal and Western Australian governments have co-invested $11.25 million in three organic recycling infrastructure projects that will divert up to 275,000 tonnes of Western Australia’s food organic and garden organic (FOGO) waste from landfill each year and convert it into compost. The new facilities are located to…
The new FaBA (Food and Beverage Accelerator), led by The University of Queensland and funded through the former federal government’s Trailblazer initiative, was officially opened on Thursday night. FaBA involves UQ, University of Southern Queensland and Queensland University of Technology, as well as industry partners including Eden Brew, All G Foods and Nourish Ingredients. Assistant…
Applications are open for support payments worth between $1,000 and $10,000 through Manufacturing Skills Australia’s Industry Development Fund. According to an invitation for nominees on MSA’s website, the funding will help those “seeking support for individual skilling and development that is not supported by any other funding opportunity.” Nominees can be aged between 15 and…
By Archie Chapman, The University of Queensland There were an estimated 100 million individual solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in Australia at the end of 2022. We estimate this number will likely grow to over 2 billion if we are to meet Australia’s 2050 net-zero emissions target. This growth means Australia is facing a 450,000-tonne mountain…