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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.
Contracts totalling $33 million have been awarded to Australian suppliers for the new fleet of Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles.
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.
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.
The launch of a fire-proof and waterproof building wrap designed for high-rise buildings and homes in bushfire zones is set to drive growth for its South Australian manufacturer.
Australian manufacturing achieved back-to-back months of overall growth, driven by its two biggest sectors, according to the Australian Industry Group’s Performance of Manufacturing Index.
Melbourne contract microfluidics business Schott Minifab announced this week that it had delivered 20 million eye test cards for US-based client TearLab since 2007.
The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre has been awarded $2 million to manage a new Innovation Hub for the prefabricated building industry. A feasibility study for the hub was announced in June last year. Federal industry minister Karen Andrews said on Friday that the new hub would be part of a “coordinated national network of Innovation Labs” to…
Increased copper production at Olympic Dam has helped mining giant BHP boost its global production for the 2020 financial year.
