Comment by Peter Roberts On a day when the federal government announced some bad news for university students the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison called a press conference to denounce cyber attacks on Australia. Manufacturers have been hit in recently weeks by crippling attacks that cut production. First BlueScope Steel was forced to shut down some…
South Australia is to speed up construction of a $1.5 billion electricity connector linking the renewable energy generation centre in the state’s mid north with the eastern states. The 800 MW, 900km long Project EnergyConnect between Wagga Wagga in NSW and Robertstown in SA, will allow the export of solar and wind power as the…
Stealth Technologies has released an udate on its continuing development of a fully autonomous security vehicle (pictured) for the Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison in Western Australia. The company, owned by listed business Strategic Elements, is developing the vehicle to inspect, test and confirm the integrity of the security perimeter of the jail. The technology will…
Perth marine manufacturer VEEM Ltd has released photographs of staff putting the final touches on the world’s most powerful gyrostabiliser, the model VG1000SD. The unit was completed earlier this year and shipped to European shipbuilder, Damen, to be integrated in the company’s new Fast Crew Supplier, FCS 7011. To be launched later this year, the…
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation’s (ANSTO) Lucas Heights campus in western Sydney has been earmarked in a new strategy as Sydney’s newest nexus where industry connects with science and advanced technologies. Under the ANSTO Collaboration Area Place Strategy launched by Greater Sydney Commission the campus will be developed as a precinct devoted to…
PPK Group has invested in novel lithium sulphur battery technologies through its Li-S Energy subsidiary. PPK announced that Li-S had invested US$1.7 million into Texas-based Zeta Energy which is commercialising energy packs using graphene carbon nanotubes and lithium sulphur. At the same time Zeta Energy is investing US$1.4 million into Li-S, meaning the companies will…
Lockheed Martin Australia has released a new set of R&D topics for the Future Submarine Combat System Programme. Up to $75,000 will be provided to successful projects with potential funding available for up to $1 million in Stage 2. Lockheed Martin Australia has partnered with with the Department of Defence and Naval Group Australia to…
The Lion brewery and dairy business, the latest large manufacturer to be hit by a cyber attack, is still rebooting production and experiencing empty supply chains a week after suffering a cyber attack. The maker of XXX and Little Creatures beer said in an update: “There is still some way to go before we can…
Scientists at the Australian National University have demonstrated the direct production of hydrogen within solar PV cells, a development that could potentially bring down the cost of renewable hydrogen production. Thirteen researchers, led by Siva Krishna Karuturi and Heping Shen published their results in a paper in Advanced Energy Journal titled “Over 17% Efficiency Stand‐Alone…
Biotechnology group CSL has bought Vitaeris Inc, a clinical-stage biotechnology company commercialising a treatment for rejection in solid organ kidney transplant patients. The Vancouver, Canada based company has been in partnership with CSL since 2017 developing clazakizumab, an anti-interleukin-6 (IL-6) monoclonal antibody (MAB), for the potential treatment of chronic active antibody-mediated rejection (AMR), the leading…
