On-again, off-again week-long celebration of Australian manufacturing off again until 2022
Australian Manufacturing Week, announced last week and scheduled for May 2021, has been postponed until the following year.
What is ammonium nitrate, the chemical that exploded in Beirut?
By Gabriel da Silva, University of Melbourne The Lebanese capital Beirut was rocked on Tuesday evening local time by an explosion that has killed at least 78 people and injured thousands more. The country’s prime minister Hassan Diab said the blast was caused by around 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored near the city’s cargo…
Researchers seek industrial partners to scale up Australian smart glass breakthrough
An RMIT team has developed scalable and affordable spray-on coatings that could help create the next generation of energy-saving windows.
WA govt announces $92 m Recovery Plan support for manufacturing
The Western Australian government has announced $92.4 million in programs as part of the state’s Covid-19 economic recovery efforts, supporting a diesel railcar maintenance facility, attracting battery material manufacturing capacity to the state, and recycling initiatives.
Something old and something new from Coopers Brewery
Australia’s largest family-owned brewery is looking to the past and the future with the announcement of two new beers in the past week: it’s 2020 Vintage Ale and a new Hazy IPA.
Climate explained: could electric car batteries feed power back into the grid?
By Alan Brent, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to [email protected] Why can’t I use the…
“Material microsurgery” developed in Australia strengthens steel with e-waste
A team from the University of NSW has developed a technique for “material microsurgery” which they say allows them to extract useful elements from electronic waste for purposes such as surface coatings to strengthen steels.
Tectonica wins $25 million contract to manufacture Boxer situational awareness systems
Contracts totalling $33 million have been awarded to Australian suppliers for the new fleet of Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles.
New $45 million Circular Plastics Australia plant to be operational by December 2021: JV partners
A joint venture between Pact Group, Cleanaway Waste Management and Asahi Beverages was formally entered on Monday, with the partners confirming a new PET recycling site at the new Nexus Precinct north of Albury/Wodonga.
Medical research skills gap looms
The nation’s medical research institutes have called on government to fund an additional 300 investigator grants over three years to support early and mid-stage career scientists to remain in the sector.