Drone engine manufacturer Orbital Corporation is to plan an engine upgrade pathway for one of autonomous technology and drone manufacturer Anduril’s uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS). The Perth company has previously been contracted to deliver a test engine to US-based Anduril under a MoU covering joint development of concepts, products and technical solutions in the uncrewed…
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A new industry/academic research hub at the University of Queensland is aiming to develop Australia’s radiopharmaceutical manufacturing pipeline. In use since the 1920s, radiopharmaceuticals are an emerging medical technology that deliver radiation therapy directly to cancer cells while sparing the rest of the body from the harsh effects of cancer treatment. UQ’s Australian Institute for…
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Australian fast metal additive manufacturing machine manufacturer SPEE3D has successfully printed metal parts at sea during trials aboard a US Navy ship. While SPEE3D has not revealed details of the tests which took place as a part of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Repair Technology Exercise (REPTX), US 3D print media has already covered…
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University of NSW Sydney launched its new UNSW AI Institute on Tuesday, which it says will support the activities of over 300 of its academics working in AI across all of its faculties. Interim director Associate Professor Haris Aziz said the newly-launched centre was taking a synergistic approach involving activities across AI, machine learning, and…
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Defence industry consultancy Nova Systems will invest an initial $2 million to establish an Australian-first Test and Evaluation Centre of Excellence to support sovereign defence capability assurance and research, digital technologies, training and ideas. CEO Jim McDowell announced the hub which will bring together Defence, industry and academia at the 2022 Systems Engineering Test and…
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Technology development company Sparc Technologies and the Queensland University of Technology have agreed to jointly develop a process for producing hard carbon using low cost green bio-waste. The Adelaide company, which is developing graphene technologies and uses, aims to produce the material for next generation sodium ion batteries which are seen as having potential in…
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Research published on Tuesday and led by Monash University might lead to the production of novel, ultra-hard diamonds with usefulness in industrial applications. The team – made up of researchers from Monash University, CSIRO, RMIT University, the Australian Synchrotron, and Plymouth University – has had its work published in Proceedings of the National Academy of…
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Australian drone logistics company Swoop Aero has been named a global innovator by the World Economic Forum. The Brisbane company manufactures its Kite drone and utilises them to deliver urgent supplies such as medicines and vaccines in remote areas of developing nations, mainly in Africa. It joins a Global Innovators community whuich is an invitation-only…
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a2 Milk China manufacturing licence renewed The a2 Milk Company has had its current registration to manufacture China label infant formula renewed by the China Administration for Market Registration. This will allow China’s Synlait milk to continue to manufacture the product until 21 February, 2023 – registration had been dur to run out in September…
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Technology development company Stealth Technologies has signed an agreement with industrial software company Honeywell to commercialise its Autonomous Security Vehicle (ASV) for the facility perimeter security market. The robotic system (pictured), which Stealth developed in association with Honeywell and the Western Australian Department of Justice, will be further developed for sale to customers in the…
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