Apprentice numbers on the rise The latest data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) show there were 402,245 apprentices and trainees in-training as at 30 September 2022, 14 per cent higher than at the same time in 2021. The figures, in the report Apprentices and trainees 2022: September quarter, also show apprentice…
By Sam John, The University of Melbourne Since it was founded in 2016, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) company Neuralink has had its moments in biotech news. Whether it was the time Musk promised his “link” would let people communicate telepathically, or when the whole company was under investigation for potentially violating the Animal Welfare…
Precision fermentation company Cauldron has announced $10.5 million in funding, which it says is one of the largest seed rounds by an Australian company with a female founder. Cauldron currently runs a pilot-scale plant at Orange, and says the new capital will support increased production there and plans to operate “Asia-Pacific’s largest network of precision…
By Andre Saraiva Once I heard of the death of Dr Gordon Moore (right), one of the founders of Intel, I immediately went back to read his famous 1965 article written for Electronics. I remembered the first time I read this article and how it felt like it was written by a time traveller. Firstly because…
FYI Resources begins high purity alumina production FYI Resources and its partner Alcoa has begun an extended production run at its pilot plant facility of high purity alumina (HPA) to be tested by potential customers. HPA, which is used in battery manufacture and in synthetic sapphire to manufacture substrates for LED lights and semiconductor wafers,…
A new QBuild Rapid Accommodation and Apprenticeship Centre at Eagle Farm, Brisbane, where an intake of 30 new apprentices across five trade types are being trained, was officially opened on Monday morning. QBuild is a business unit of the state government, delivering construction and maintenance services and training young people. Work is currently underway at…
Cannabis company Little Green Pharma has announced that it has firm commitments for a $5 million share placement at $0.18 per share, with the new capital to be used to repay the balance of a loan note to Canopy Growth Corporation and working capital. LGP, which makes cannabis products at a facility in Perth and…
According to predictions made nearly a decade ago, we should be riding around in self-driving vehicles today. It’s now clear the autonomous vehicle revolution was overhyped.
Carbonix and GPC Electronics Group have entered into a manufacturing contract, which will see GPC contribute avionics, design and testing input for Carbonix’s unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs.) The two Sydney-based companies made the announcement on Thursday morning, calling it “a significant step forward for the sovereign capability of the Australian drone industry” and assisting Carbonix…
Four UQ AIBN researchers earn Advance Queensland fellowships Researchers at the University of Queensland’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) have won funding totalling almost $1.2 million through Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships for research in precision healthcare, nanomaterials, and the bioeconomy, assisting projects with industry partners. Dr Ping Chen will work with Brisbane-based…