Printable electronics developer Strategic Elements is embarking on a project to scale up the size of the printed devices it can produce that generate electricity from moisture in the air. The company has shown it can generate electricity from a technology based on a transparent ink that can be printed onto surfaces such as plastic,…
High-power laser manufacturer, AIM Defence, will supply an additional two counter-drone Fractl units to the Australian Defence Force under a new $4.8 million agreement. Earlier this year, the ADF’s first directed energy systems contract was awarded to AIM Defence following a series of successful military trials and demonstrations of the portable, counter-drone ‘hard kill’ system…
Ground has been broken in Wodonga, Victoria today on one of Australia’s largest renewable hydrogen plants – a facility that is predicted to cut CO2 emissions by around 4,000 tonnes each year from 2025. Owned by Australian Gas Infrastructure Group, the 10MW Hydrogen Park Murray Valley facility will deliver renewable hydrogen to more than 40,000…
The annual AltProteins Conference, which was held in Melbourne on Thursday for the third time, will move to Sydney in October 2025. In a statement from Investment NSW welcoming the news, it said alternative proteins – produced from plant or animal cells and consumed as substitutes for meat and seafood – could be a sector…
The 22nd Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards were held on Wednesday night, with some of the major honours going to Stahl Metall, CSL and Assembled Threads. Held at the Crown Palladium Auditorium, the annual awards saw contract manufacturer Stahl Metall inducted to the Hall of Fame as the 2024 Leader in Manufacturing. According to…
Quantum technologies research company Archer Materials has signed an agreement with Chinese magnetic sensor manufacturer MultiDimension Technology to develop a tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) sensor for commercial use in industrial applications. TMR sensors detect and measure currents leveraging quantum phenomena and are ideal for many industrial applications including artificial intelligence, data centres, automotive, and internet-of-things, according…
Shipbuilder Birdon Group has provided an update on planned improvements at its shipyard in Bayou La Batre, Alabama (pictured), which is the production site for the U.S. Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) programme. Birdon has secured a $1.187 billion contract to design and build 27 new vessels for the U.S. Coast Guard, while the…
Metal additive manufacturing machinery manufacturer Titomic has been invited to join DNV ProGRAM to help standardise cold spray applications in the oil and gas sector The initiative from the DNV certification group focuses on developing and standardising additive manufacturing technologies for the oil and gas sector. The collaboration will target the use of cold spray…
Food manufacturer ARYZTA and engineering services company SDR Engineering are among Peel region companies awarded grants through Round 7 of the Western Australian Regional Economic Development Grants program. Grants worth $1.17 million under the program were announced by state regional development minister Don Punch on Thursday at the Mandurah Indoor Rock Climbing Centre, which was…
National science agency CSIRO and the Western Australian government’s department of primary industries are inviting applications for 20 paid internships for tertiary students via the WA Food Industry Education Collaboration Program. According to a statement from CSIRO on Thursday, the program is open to STEM students at university, TAFE and VET institutions. Facilitation and financial…
