Scientists from Australia’s Defence Science and Technology group have successfully demonstrated underwater detection with a new type of sensor. The detector, which utilises a cutting-edge single-photon avalanche detector (SPAD) built by a team led by scientist Joyce Mau, has been patented by DST. SPAD is a solid-state photodetector in which photons of light can trigger…
Brisbane renewable energy technology company, Planet Ark Power has won an award in the global Start Up Energy Transition (SET) awards 2019 just finalised in Germany. The awards, an initiative of the German Energy Agency, recognised Planet Ark in the intelligent grids category, beating out 450 businesses from 80 countries. The company’s executive director, Richard…
By Stuart Corner of IoT Australia Taggle Systems, which has developed devices and a low powered wide area network for IoT, has stuck a deal with the Mackay Regional Council in Queensland to commercialise its’ MiWater application. The application uses smart water meters to detect water leaks and complements Taggle’s IoT sensors, transmitters, receivers, power…
The federal government has announced a $25 million grant to a new co-operative research centre to help develop batteries for electric vehicles and for energy storage. Even as it is mired in an argument over the opposition’s target of 50 per cent electric vehicles, the government announced The Future Battery Industries CRC. Industry minister, Karen…
A field robotics start-up based on technology created by the University of Sydney’s Australian Centre for Field Robotics has received a $6.5 million investment. The investment, led by research commercialisation fund, Uniseed, will be used to formally launch Agerris, which has already commercialised two robotics platforms. The centre for field robotics, best known for its…
ABC news is reporting an as yet unannounced Labor election policy to restart Australian car making, this time manufacturing electric and hydrogen powered vehicles. The report, on abc.net.au, says Labor would provide R&D grants from a $1 billion manufacturing-focussed fund. ABC reports high-ranking US executives have travelled to Australia to discuss co-investment options with the…
Melbourne agri-tech business, Agersens has increased penetration of its IoT-based eShepherd in the United States signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ohio State University. The MoU follows similar agreements to trial and implement the cattle husbandry technology with universities which provide agricultural extension services in Idaho and Kansas. Cattle wear the eShepherd collar,…
Sydney-based drone security manufacturer, DroneShield (ASX: DRO) powered ahead in the latest quarter substantially increasing cash inflows and reducing cash burn. The company, which makes DroneShield, DroneSentinel and DroneGun Tactical products to detect and eliminate threats from rogue drones, booked revenue of more than a million for the first time in the quarter ended 31…
Comment by Peter Roberts Like many I was hot under the collar when Treasurer Josh Frydenberg failed to mention the word ‘innovation’ during last week’s federal budget speech. Shadow industry minister, Kim Carr, spent the next day chiding the government for failing to mention a concept which only a few years ago was the centrepiece…
Perth shipbuilder Austal (ASX: ASB) has handed over a second Guardian class patrol boat to the Department of Defence which yesterday presented the craft to the government of Tuvalu. Austal is building 21 of the vessels to be presented to 12 Pacific island nations under the Commonwealth Pacific Maritime Security Programme. Austal CEO, David Singleton…
