New Director appointed at Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials
Biomedical engineering researcher Professor Sally McArthur (pictured) has been named the new Director of Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials.
XTEK books “transformational” $46.8 million order for ballistic armour products
XTEK’s US-based subsidiary HighCom Armor Solutions has received yet another order from an undisclosed customer, this time valued at $US 33.2 million ($46.8 million.) In a statement to the ASX on Friday morning, the defence company said the contract’s value had been prepaid in full, and covers “tens of thousands of individual advanced ballistic protection…
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Risk of food cyber “side attacks” examined in new research Wide-ranging use of smart technologies is raising global agricultural productivity but also increasing the risk of cybersecurity attacks, according to international researchers in a new article in the open access journal Sensors (linked.) Complex IT and math modelling at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia,…
Conflux and GKN announce European collaboration
Additive manufacturing companies Conflux Technology and GKN Additive have announced a partnership on heat exchanger design, development and production for the European market.
Researchers develop blood bot for safer handling of donations
Swinburne University researchers have delivered a proof of concept system for handling donated blood bags, with the project advancing to the next stage of commercialisation.
NSW government to open $260 million shared use manufacturing centre at Bradfield in 2026
The NSW government has announced a $260 million investment in what it calls “a national-first shared-use research facility” at the new Bradfield City Centre, modelled on the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at Sheffield in England.
Logan to investigate new innovation precinct
Logan City Council has announced that it will investigate an innovation precinct to attract high-tech business, following what it describes as “an investment boom” in the last five years in traditional industries such as manufacturing and logistics. The proposed precinct would be in Underwood and Slacks Creek, adjacent to the intersection of Logan and Kingston…
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UOW joins antimicrobial CRC The University of Wollongong has joined the newly-established Collaborative Research Centre for Solving Antimicrobial Resistance in Agribusiness, Food and Environments. (CRC SAAFE) as a research partner. Antimicrobials prevent and treat infections caused by bacteria, fungi and viruses, with anti-microbial resistance a problem estimated to grow to become a $283 billion annual…
When self-driving cars crash, who’s responsible? Courts and insurers need to know what’s inside the ‘black box’
By Aaron J. Snoswell, Queensland University of Technology; Henry Fraser, Queensland University of Technology, and Rhyle Simcock, Queensland University of Technology The first serious accident involving a self-driving car in Australia occurred in March this year. A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries when hit by a Tesla Model 3 in “autopilot” mode. In the US, the…
NSW DPI Wagga site the only lab in Australasia able to grant Extra Virgin Olive Oil status
A NSW Department of Primary Industries lab in Wagga Wagga has become the first location in Australasia accredited to grant Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) status.