Record Australian delegation headed to one of the world’s biggest defence expos
Sixty-one Australian defence businesses, under the banner of Team Defence Australia, will be part of a major defence expo this week.
ARENA backs biosolids waste-to-energy plant in Queensland
A demonstration gasifier project in Loganholme, Queensland has attracted $6.2 million in Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) funding, and will turn sewage sludge into energy and agricultural products.
Health and sustainability market could be worth $25 billion to Australian producers by 2030
By Katherine Wynn, CSIRO Growing interest in healthy and sustainable lifestyles could be worth about A$25 billion and make up about 10% of the value of Australia’s food and agribusiness sector by the end of next decade. These projections are made by Australia’s industrial research agency, CSIRO, in an economic analysis published today. The high…
New surface engineering centre launched at Swinburne University
A new Swinburne University-based centre linking researchers with industrial problems has been launched, supported by $4.9 million in federal funding.
Ping flicks switch on wind turbine listening devices
The first major roll out of acoustic listening devices to monitor the health of wind turbines will go live in Australia today.
Confectionery giant Mars Wrigley backs Australian diagnosis innovation
Mars Wrigley is contributing “more than $100,000 for an initial six months of research” into a University of Queensland invention that can rapidly diagnose disease in cocoa plants and elsewhere.
Aussie space entrepreneurs now have their own ANGEL
By Jim Plouffe A website that consolidates legal and regulatory information for Australia’s burgeoning space industry has been launched by the University of Adelaide. Called the Australian Navigational Guide Explaining Laws for Space (ANGELS), the www.spacelaws.com website was developed by Adelaide Law School at the University of Adelaide and law firm International Aerospace Law and…
Farmer friendly milk message drives dairy growth
By Andrew Spence Milk exports to Asia, yoghurts flavoured with indigenous fruits and booming local sales are helping a small South Australian dairy company thrive in a tough market. Fleurieu Milk Company achieved 35 per cent growth in sales for the financial year to July 2019, taking its production to about 140,000 litres a week to…
WA demo plant gains $9.41 million ARENA funding to produce hydrogen and graphite from sewage
ARENA has approved u to $9.41 million in funding to help construct a plant with capacity to produce 100 tonnes per annum of hydrogen from sewage.
Brisbane’s Cook Medical Australia celebrates 40th year of manufacturing
Cook Medical Australia is celebrating its 40th anniversary.