Electronics manufacturer REDARC is teaming up with nanosatellite systems manufacturer Fleet Space Technologies to push the frontiers of mining technology utilising satellite sensing. REDARC will manufacture Fleet Space’s high technology satellite-connected mining exploration products at its Lonsdale, Adelaide facility. The products will be used with Fleet Space’s ExoSphere, a satellite solution for the mineral exploration…
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Brain imaging technology company EMVision Medical Devices has moved to its second phase of human testing of its innovative portable brain scanner. The company’s first generation scanner, which uses microwave imaging techniques to detect strokes at an early stage, previously successfully completed a stage 1 trial with 30 healthy volunteers. The scanner is aimed for…
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Darwin-based roofing specialist Steeline GRP has become the sixth business to be awarded support under the Northern Territory government’s Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Fund, with the announcement of a $800,000 co-investment. Support through the AMEF – which is administered by the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre – will be met by a further cash and in-kind investment…
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Dronamics makes first flight of its cargo drone Dronamics made history when its full-scale Black Swan, the first of its kind cargo drone, successfully completed its first flight on May 25, (pictured). The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are able to transport cargo at a cost which the company claims is up to 80 percent faster,…
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By Pascal Scherrer, Southern Cross University This week in Paris, negotiators from around the world are convening for a United Nations meeting. They will tackle a thorny problem: finding a globally binding solution for plastic pollution. Of the staggering 460 million tonnes of plastic used globally in 2019 alone, much is used only once and…
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UK billionaire Sanjeev Gupta has again relied on his successful Australian steel businesses to bolster his GFG Alliance group’s finances, with steel manufacturer and distributor Infrabuild confirming a new secured loan. InfraBuild closed a $537 million (USD350 million) Senior Secured Asset-Backed Term Loan led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock and Silver Point Finance.…
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As readers of this website will know, nominations closed on Friday for @AuManufacturing’s very first Australia’s 50 most innovative manufacturers campaign. How was the response, you ask? Let us say that we are stunned. Shocked. Unable to stop smiling. Being the first time we have run this campaign, we were of course unsure of what…
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Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has prevailed over mining tycoon Andrew Forrest in their battle to control the future direction of the ambitious Sun Cable renewable electricity in the Northern Territory. The two originally shared the same vision for the $30 billion project – the largest investment in revewable energy in the world. It was to…
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AUKUS representatives from Australia, the United Kingdom and United States have observed the successful demonstration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomy at the Upavon Airfield in the UK – the first major joint test under the AUKUS pact The technologies, part of the Advanced Capabilities pillar (Pillar II) of the AUKUS pact, were jointly developed…
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What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) Hydrogen energy company Endua raises $11.8 million Green energy company Endua announced that it has raised $7.5 million in pre-series private funding, with new investors including Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC), Melt Ventures and 77 Partners. The company…
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