Defence and space manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has announced that its Space Technologies business has secured a $9 million contract with the Australian Defence Force Joint Capabilities Division to further develop space capabilities. The contract follows an earlier $5 million contract announced in April which the company said at the time should be completed in…
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The Australian National University, Axiom Space and Aqacia are partnering through a project supported by the iLAuNCH Trailblazer to develop a wearable space health device. According to a statement from iLAuNCH on Tuesday, the device “will sense, transmit, and real-time assess health data in remote areas including sub-orbital flights” and help “enable real-time simulation, diagnosis,…
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A new $45 million research effort, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide (GETCO2) was launched at the University of Queensland on Tuesday. The GETCO2 has a seven-year term and involves seven Australian universities and industry partners. Its focus is on converting carbon dioxide “into products such as fuels and…
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When the federal government came to office it promised a timetable for announcing which competing group of businesses and research institutions would be funded to perform R&D under the hugely successful Cooperative Research Centres scheme. Bids cost big dollars to put together, says Dr Tony Peacock, with business now dismayed that the latest deadline for…
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Aluminium extrusion producer Capral Aluminium is to offer products manufactured using partly recycled aluminium billet following the successful completion of trials. Capral trialled Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)’s EternAl-30 and EternAl-15 primary aluminium billets which contain 30 percent and 15 percent recycled content, respectively. Recycling aluminium consumes up to 95 percent less energy than producing it…
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Aerospace composites manufacturer Quickstep has flagged expansions in Australia and potentially the United States as it reported sales up slightly on last year and an underlying operating profit. The Sydney company reported sales for Q4 were four percent down on the same period last year and full year sales up five percent. Sales are being…
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Defence manufacturer L3Harris Technologies launched a Centre of Excellence (COE) for Electronic Warfare (EW) today in Brisbane which will design, manufacture, integrate and sustain high-reliability EW technology critical for modern military operations. The Queensland Assistant Minister for Treasury, Trade and Investment Jennifer Howard (pictured) and Graham Perrett, a Member of the Joint Standing Committee on…
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(Sponsored) Have you ever wondered how many precast concrete segments are required to create Victoria’s North East Link tunnels? Hint: it’s a lot. What about where they come from and how they are manufactured? Hint: they’re manufactured locally at the largest precast facility in the southern hemisphere. If you’ve asked yourself either of these questions,…
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A new mRNA cancer vaccine hub at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Brisbane is expected to be operating by late-this year, The University of Queensland has shared. In a statement on Monday, UQ said the BASE mRNA facility was supported by a recent $3.3 million Medical Research Future Fund National Critical Research…
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The seventh public hearing of the House Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Resources’ inquiry into food and beverage manufacturing will be held on Thursday in Hobart. It is scheduled to run from 9:40 am – 12 pm at the Parliament of Tasmania, with local companies Lark Distilling Co, Tasmania Fresh / Tas’Mania, and Cadbury…
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