What were the five biggest stories this week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. AUKUS SUBMARINES: TIME, COST & JOBS BY SCOTT ELAURANT Since AUKUS was announced the UK has advised that Astute Class SSNs are not available. This leaves the choice of SSN between the US Virginia Class and the UK SSN(R)…
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UPS facility speeds safe dispatch of healthcare products UPS has announced the opening of a new cutting-edge healthcare facility that provides a boost to businesses shipping time-sensitive, temperature-sensitive, and patient-critical healthcare products. The 13,400 square-metre Horsley Park, Sydney facility offers product storage at temperatures as low as -20°C, near real-time monitoring, motion-activated LED lighting, and…
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Research and commercialisation specialist Professor Emmanuel Mastio has been appointed as head of the new Australian Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy, which is led by University of New South Wales and University of Newcastle. The new Executive Director is described as an “inventor, engineer, and research and development leader” and comes to the Trailblazer…
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Vehicle braking system manufacturer Advanced Braking Technology and mining giant Glencore are to jointly develop a heavy vehicle Sealed Integrated Braking System (SIBS) for its Volvo FMX Haul Trucks (pictured). ABT manufactures a similar FailSafe brake for light commercial vehicles used extensively in the mining sector as well as systems for the Australian army Hawkeye…
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By Peter Roberts The federal government is continuing its agonising will it-won’t it approach to taking concrete action to rein in soaring energy prices which are hitting manufacturing companies hard. Barely a day goes by without some minister or another – often industry minister Ed Husic – waving a big stick in public telling us…
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By Peter Roberts The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has announced that the construction of its Synroc radioactive treatment building is complete, with processing equipment now being installed, ahead of it being commissioned prior to operations in 2025. ANSTO has been attempting to commercialise its Synroc method of encapsulating radioactive wastes into a…
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The Australian Securities Exchange has continued the suspension from trading of the shares in carbon fibre road wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution following its failure to identify a US company it is negotiating with. The Geelong company’s shares were first suspended at CBR’s request following its revelation earlier this month that it had signed a non-binding…
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By Peter Roberts The need for sufficient time to get the construction of nuclear submarines right and a well signposted looming gap as our Collins class submarines reach the end of their lives suggest a son of Collins submarine vessel should be built in Adelaide, according to defence expert Peter Briggs The former president of…
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The COVID-19 pandemic held young Australians back from making their usual transitions into employment according to a new report from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). The study – Treading water: effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth transitions – examined the lived experiences of young people aged about 20 in 2020, and…
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Like countless other items, spiral separators (or concentrators) could be called deceptively simple, both in their function and form. A slurry goes in the top, and the different densities of minerals and sands see each separate on the way to the bottom. “It’s a dead simple shape – it’s really a helical shape with a…
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