World-leading implant manufacturer opens new Melbourne factory
Australian medical implant pioneer Anatomics will launch its new manufacturing facility in East Bentleigh, Melbourne on Thursday morning.
First gas from Project Atlas in Queensland
Queensland’s Project Atlas development by Senex Energy (ASX:SXY), which will supply manufacturers CSR, Orora and O-I, has produced its first gas.
What’s at stake in Trump’s war on Huawei: control of the global computer-chip industry
By Clinton Fernandes, Professor, International and Political Studies, UNSW Silicon Valley may now be more popularly associated with software companies such as Google and Facebook but it takes its name from the material most used to make semiconductors. Semiconductors – or computer chips – power everything from mobile phones to military systems. The semiconductor industry…
Plastic and eWaste recyclers among Banksia Awards finalists
Finalists have been announced for the 2019 Banksia Sustainability Awards, with a winner to be announced on December 3.
Review of SME export assistance program announced
Trade minister Simon Birmingham has announced a review of the Export Market Development Grants scheme.
What’s made of legumes but sizzles on the barbie like beef? Australia’s new high-tech meat alternative
By Martin Cole, CSIRO and Mary Ann Augustin, CSIRO There is a revolution taking place in burger joints and supermarkets across Australia. Plant products that taste and behave like meat are increasingly making their way onto the plates of consumers as concern grows over the environmental impact of food production. This week the CSIRO launched…
New $13.7 million biosolids centre at RMIT announced
Federal funding of $3.9 million was announced on Wednesday to establish the Australian Research Council’s Training Centre for the Transformation of Australia’s Biosolids Resource, headquartered at RMIT University.
Australia’s digital competitiveness is slipping. Here’s how we can catch up
David Tuffley, Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University Australia’s ability to compete with other nations in a technology-enabled world is declining, according to a report recently released by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). In 2019 Australia dropped to 14th on the global league table of digital competitiveness, down from…
Plastic: from problem to circular resource
By Andrea Polson, Marketing and Communications Manager, Licella Currently only 50% of plastics can be physically recycled. The rest, termed ‘End-of-Life Plastic’, is sent to landfill, incinerated or ends up in our oceans. Almost two years after China Sword (the World’s major waste importer banning the import of foreign waste), we still need to…
Australian space experts focus on small sat technology
By Jim Plouffe Australia’s rebooted space industry is positioning itself as a world leader in the development of smart satellites and associated technologies that will streamline communication, drive the Internet of Things, enhance Earth Observation and shape the defence forces of the future. The Australian Government backed SmartSat CRC – or Cooperative Research Centre –…