Telstra report uncovers Australia’s $53 billion opportunity in senior leader connection

SPONSORED ARTICLE New research by Telstra has found a lack of connection between senior business and public sector leaders could mean a missed opportunity of about $53 billion in revenue annually across large Australian organisations. Telstra’s Return on Connection report quantifies the value of human-to-human connection for leaders, their organisation and the industries they support,…

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Optiscan to develop AI gastrointestinal endomicroscope

Optiscan Imaging and Monash University have agreed to work together on its its project to develop the next-gen gastrointestinal (GI) flexible endomicroscope and Edge-AI-enabled technology. The agreement represents a further extension of the longstanding relationship Optiscan has with Monash University, with the company’s technology originally created at the university. AI capabilities are critical to Optiscan’s…

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Machine under development at Melbourne uses “vibrating bubbles” for super-speed bioprinting

A new, locally-developed bioprinter has received positive feedback from institutes including the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Harvard Medical School, according to University of Melbourne, and offers cancer researchers a new tool for replicating specific organs and tissues. In a statement from the university on Friday, it was claimed that the new 3D printer is…

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Livium sets scene for WA battery recycling facility

The Envirostream Australia subsidiary of Livium Ltd has been awarded an $850,000 grant from the Western Australia government to support the development of Envirostream’s battery recycling operations in the state. Formerly known as Lithium Australia, Livium is developing a whole of life lithium value chain including Envirostream recycling which currently recycles batteries at a facility…

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“We designed the world’s best something”: winding up and finding the positives

There are many reasons why promising startups pack it in. For one venture, formed to commercialise a breakthrough in wind turbine design, it came down to the scarcity and eventual disappearance of certain components.  After forming in 2018 and eventually designing a suitably efficient controller to go with their super-efficient turbine and shroud design, Diffuse…

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1414 Degrees confident of its SiBox energy storage technology

Silicon energy storage system developer 1414 Degrees is becoming increasingly confident that its SiBox storage technology is at the point of commercialisation. SiBox, which is is being developed in association with Woodside Energy Technologies, stores renewable electricity as latent heat. In a demonstration module, it has produced up to 900◦C hot air, proving its potential…

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Austal shows (again) why it should remain Australian controlled

By Peter Roberts Shipbuilder Austal has again shown at its annual general meeting the folly of Australia’s apparent unconcern should the company fall under foreign ownership. In September Korea’s Hanwha gave up on a takeover of Austal, a deal that was waved through by Defence Minister Richard Marles as of no concern to the government.…

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Cardiex receives pre-orders for CONNEQT vascular monitor

Health technology developer Cardiex has begun to receive pre-orders in the United States for its CONNEQT Arterial Health Assessment, which comes complete with the CONNEQT Pulse vascular biometric monitor (pictured). Following a successful waitlist and nurturing of the 20,000 sign-ups for Pulse, exclusive invitations for pre-orders have now commenced, according to the company. The milestone…

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