Adelaide tech company achieves $2.3 million in development milestones

Adelaide-based Micro-X has achieved $2.3 million worth of development milestones across three major contracts with international partners, the company announced on Monday. The hi-tech company achieved Milestone 3 under its Development Agreement with the US Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health for a Full Body CT scanner, delivering $1.4 million. Micro-X also achieved Milestone 2…

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Fleet Space partners with quantum companies for mineral exploration

Australian space exploration company Fleet Space has announced partnerships with three quantum technology companies to develop next-generation sensors for mineral exploration. The company said on Wednesday it had partnered with mDetect, Nomad Atomics, and DeteQt to expand technology for the global mining industry by developing quantum sensors for AI-powered mineral exploration. The partnerships will advance…

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Rockwell appoints new regional director, South Pacific Industrial automation company Rockwell Automation has appointed Adrian Giecco as its regional director, South Pacific, effective July 1. Giecco will take over from Anthony Wong, who was recently promoted to vice president – enterprise software sales and consulting services – Asia Pacific at the company. Giecco will relocate…

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Researchers develop solution to turn waste masks into electronics components

Researchers from the University of Southern Queensland have developed a technique to convert discarded face masks into valuable components for electronic devices, addressing a major global pollution problem. The study, published in Nano-Micro Letters, found that more than 950 billion masks equivalent to about 3.8 million tonnes have been discarded worldwide over the past four…

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Lovells springs into action with major rebrand for 95th anniversary

Newcastle suspension manufacturer Lovells is celebrating 95 years in business with its biggest rebrand ever and a surprising new brand ambassador – AFL legend Brent “Boomer” Harvey. The company, which has grown from a modest spring workshop during the Great Depression to become the Southern Hemisphere’s largest hot spring coiling plant, unveiled its comprehensive new…

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NAIF provides $50 million loan facility to expand Element 25’s Pilbara manganese project

Minister for Northern Australia Madeleine KIng has announced that the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) will provide a loan of up to $50 million to help Element 25 expand its manganese project in Pilbara, Western Australia and serve growing demand from the electric vehicle battery market.  According to a statement from King on Tuesday, the…

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Ghost Bat in new milestone The Australian made and designed autonomous aircraft, MQ-28A Ghost Bat (pictured), has achieved was the federal government has described as a major capability milestone. The first military combat aircraft to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years conducted a capability demonstration at Woomera, involving “a single…

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