Optiscan Imaging advances veterinary medtech Confocal microscopy manufacturer Optiscan Imaging has signed a Collaborative Research Agreement with the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. The agreement follows a MOU with the university, and is a step in expanding the clinical applications of Optiscan’s confocal endomicroscope imaging system in veterinary medicine. The initial focus of…
The first of 25 new X’Trapolis 2.0 trains has been built at Ballarat, the state government announced on Tuesday. The first train is part of a $986 million spend on the fleet – which will replace the 1980s-era Comeng trains and travel on the Craigieburn, Upfield and Frankston lines – as well as major upgrades…
By Sarah Cook National mandatory requirements are the only way Australia can reduce waste and create a circular economy for packaging. The current voluntary approach is not working. While the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) set National Packaging Targets for 2025 — including 50 per cent of average recycled content included in packaging — the data show…
Industrial process technology company Calix has been recognised at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, winning the Net-Zero Industries Award for Outstanding Project with its zero-emissions steel technology. Calix’s Zero Emission Steel Technology (ZESTY) was celebrated for its “success and potential as a lowest-cost solution to green iron and steel production”,…
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have reached an agreement to accelerate the testing of hypersonic vehicles and related technologies. Under AUKUS Pillar II, the Hypersonic Flight Test and Experimentation (HyFliTE) Project Arrangement (PA) will enable the three nations to accelerate development of what could ultimately become high speed weapons delivery systems. Pentagon…
IoT security systems manufacturer Spectur’s offshoot 3 Crowns Technologies (3CT) has signed a three-year contract for $787,428 with Transport for NSW with optional extensions to nine years and a total price of $2.6 million. The company offers a range of solar powered surveillance and security systems which can be connected to a base via the…
The construction of a $500 million renewable hydrogen production plant and power station at the industrial city of Whyalla in South Australia has attracted a plan for the development of a low-carbon sustainable aviation fuel production facility. Synthetic fuel producer Zero Petroleum has embarked on a feasibility study for a commercial-scale production plant – Plant…
The federal government has invested $60 million in quantum and counter disinformation technologies critical to defence and to a future made in Australia. The Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator’s (ASCA) Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDT) programme has signed 21 contracts with Australian universities and industry partners. The investment was made under the National Defence Strategy and…
Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft designer and manufacturer AMSL Aero says it has passed a major milestone: the first free flight of its Vertiia, conducted on battery power and by remote control in NSW’s Central West region. In a statement from the company on Monday, it said that since the first untethered flight…
Energy storage solutions provider RedEarth Energy Storage has entered into a partnership with electric vehicle technology company ambibox to produce V2G bi-directional EV chargers for Australia and New Zealand customers at its manufacturing facility in Darra, Queensland. The partnership will deliver Australian made DC EV chargers to EV owners without rooftop solar or home batteries…
