Manufacturing contracted over the December and January period as the Omicron phase of the pandemic ended a period of growth, according to the Australian Industry Group’s Performance of Manufacturing Index. The PMI of 48.4 was down from November’s 54.8. Any results under 50 indicates contraction, and above it growth. The November result (released on December 1)…
In day two of @AuManufacturing’s Cybersecurity – Identity and Access Management series, Ryan Ko offers some friendly advice to those who want to be victims of ransomware. In my experience working with the INTERPOL tracking digital payments towards ransomware, and research with antivirus companies understanding how ransomware works, I have seen ransomware in action and…
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Fortescue Metals Group’s green energy division has announced a new CTO, with US-based Stan Knez to begin in the role on February 1.
On day one of @AuManufacturing’s new Cybersecurity – Identity and Access Management series, Rana Gupta discusses how a zero trust mindset can help protect your trade secrets and critical data.
Eight universities have been shortlisted for support through the federal government’s Trailblazer program, which will create four public-private innovation hubs and aims to improve the nation’s research commercialisation performance.
Steel maker Infrabuild, the CSIRO and the Innovative Manufacturing CRC have announced a project that will use an automated coating process that aims to deliver more durable building products. The project – which has been awarded a $100,000 grant through IMCRC’s activate program – will integrate CSIRO’s ZAP Cold Spray technology into Infrabuild’s operations. Cold…
Australian additive manufacturing business SPEE3D will provide a second machine to be used at Rock Island Arsenal in the United States.
EQ Resources has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre to support high-tech sorting and recovery of the critical mineral tungsten, an important ingredient in cutting tools, welding electrodes, abrasives and many other industrial applications.
University of NSW and ANSTO scientists have characterised the structure of new materials, publishing work that could lead to advanced fire-retardant products. A statement from ANSTO describes work understanding “a family of two-dimensional transition metal carbides, carbonites and nitrides” known as MXenes. According to the American Ceramic Society, MXenes were discovered in 2011 by two…
