Former workers being sought for history of Holden in Australia
Those who worked at Holden between 1945 and 2017 are being sought for an oral history of the company and its workers.
Organic straws add value to rye harvest
Drinking straws made from locally grown organic rye are being developed ahead of a proposed single use plastic ban in South Australia.
“Industry led mechanisms” the answer to plastics problem: PM to UN
Prime minister Scott Morrison has spoken in favour of industry-led solutions to plastic ocean waste during an address to the United Nations General assembly early Thursday morning, AEST.
$10.6 million drone contract to create 10 jobs at Xtek
Defence supplier Xtek has earned a $10.6 million contract to “provide spare parts, repair, maintenance and support services” for the Australian Defence Force’s fleet of Wasp All Environment drones. The work will be carried out at a Xtek’s recently-completed Canberra facility, and according to defence industry minister Melissa Price will create an additional 10…
Dig deep: Australia’s mining know-how makes it the perfect $150m partner for NASA’s Moon and Mars shots
By Andrew Dempster, Director, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research; UNSW In the wake of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s meeting with US President Donald Trump, the Australian government announced on Sunday a commitment of A$150million “into our local businesses and new technologies that will support NASA on its inspirational campaign to return to the…
South Australia looks to take lead in green hydrogen race
By Andrew Spence An Australian state with and abundance of renewable energy has unveiled a plan to become a leading global exporter of certified green hydrogen. South Australia is already a world leader in wind, solar and battery storage to the point where excess renewable energy is often shed during peak production…
“Free education to all manufacturers” launched
A new online learning tool featuring advice from some of Australia’s manufacturing success stories was launched on Tuesday.
Tritium opens new LA factory
Brisbane-headquartered fast DC charger maker Tritium has opened a new Los Angeles facility and announced a new 175 kW charger designed for the US market.
We can make roof tiles with built-in solar cells – now the challenge is to make them cheaper
Despite being such a sunkissed country, Australia is still lagging behind in the race to embrace solar power. While solar panels adorn hundreds of thousands of rooftops throughout the nation, we have not yet seen the logical next step: buildings with solar photovoltaic cells as an integral part of their structure.
Why don’t we have electric aircraft?
Electric cars, trains, trams and boats already exist. That logically leads to the question: why are we not seeing large electric aircraft? And will we see them any time soon?