The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) has announced that Capral Aluminium has been certified against standards governing traceability of their activities in relation to environmental and social risks. The company’s 26 facilities composed of mills, distribution centres and trade centres were certified to ASI Performance Standard V3 and Chain of Custody (CoC) V2 for the extrusion,…
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Key players in aviation and green hydrogen industries have officially launched the Hydrogen Flight Alliance (HFA) at Brisbane Airport aiming to inaugurate commercial aircraft flights utilising green hydrogen power. The initial focus will be on enabling Australia’s first commercial emission free hydrogen powered flight between Brisbane Airport and Gladstone Airport in 2026, linking two cities…
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A list of finalists for the 2023 Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards has been shared ahead of the announcement of winners at an August 10 gala dinner. The awards are in their 21st year, and are being held across 15 categories in 2023. There were nine new categories this year, including Manufacturing Apprentice, Regional…
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The Australian Army has scored an Australian first in vehicle autonomy successfully operating an autonomous truck convoy on a Victorian highway. As part of the ‘Leader-Follower’ trial, a convoy of four autonomous Army trucks followed a crewed ‘leader’ vehicle on a public road in Victoria (pictured). The National Transport Research Organisation and Deakin University supported…
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Archer Materials, an ASX-listed company developing CMOS-based quantum processors, has announced what it says is a “significant milestone”, increasing the quantum coherence times of its qubit material at room temperature. Archer said it had recently “engineered the quantum properties of” the material to achieve electron spin coherence times greater than 230 nanoseconds while maintaining its…
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Gilmour Space Technologies confirmed today that it had executed a $52 million grant agreement with the federal government that will see new space manufacturing and space launch facilities established as part of its Australian Space Manufacturing Network (ASMN) project. The project, co-funded under the Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) Collaboration stream, the Queensland government and industry…
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Hypersonic vehicle developer Hypersonix Launch Systems says it is one step closer to a goal of reusability after taking delivery of a technology demonstrator version of its scramjet engine (pictured) made of high-temperature ceramic matrix composites (HTCMC.) In a statement on Thursday, the company said the HTCMC scramjet was made by by an unnamed European…
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Sydney’s UTS Business School is pioneering a new research methodology that supports commercialisation of technology locally by building a value proposition and business case based on end-user experience. The school has worked with global medical technology company Stryker since 2017, applying the methodology which researcher Dr Katrina Skellern said made a robust business case for…
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Diagnostics company Nutromics has raised $11 million in an ‘acceleration’ funding round for its medical wearable diagnostic platform. The round, which comes after the company raised $20 million in a round backed by the venture arm of blood glucose monitor manufacturer Dexcom, was led by two high net-worth family offices. Nutromics threatens to revolutionize diagnostics…
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Australia really is a land of opportunity for the development of a massive green steel industry powered by renewables and green hydrogen production according to a new study just published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. According to Geoscience Australia: “This exciting release, a collaborative effort with our research colleagues Monash University shows how…
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