The NSW Government’s Tech Central Research and Innovation Infrastructure Fund has today announced $8 million in grants supporting projects at the University of Sydney, UTS and ARIA Research to advance R&D infrastructure at CBD innovation hub, Tech Central. Two projects involving University of Sydney researchers have received funding under this latest round – for alternative…
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University of Queensland researchers are looking to commercialise a new technique they say is able to remove 95 per cent of PFAS from contaminated water in under a minute. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a group of over 4,000 chemicals that have been used in consumer products since the 1950s, though have more recently…
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Boeing Defence Australia has signed a contract with defence to continue to support the maintenance, training and sustainment services for Army’s fleet of 14 CH-47F Chinook helicopters. First Assistant Secretary Joint Aviation System Division Shane Fairweather said the $41 million contract extension would ensure continued support for the medium-lift helicopter fleet over the next five…
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BluGlass GaN lasers are meeting performance benchmarks ASX-listed semiconductor developer BluGlass said on Thursday that gallium nitride laser diodes produced at its Silicon Valley production facility are now achieving or exceeding contract manufacturer performance benchmarks. According to the company, testing of the first lasers processed at its Fremont fab are demonstrating electrical and light-output performance…
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Electrifying aviation is just one of manufacturing opportunities being supported through the latest round of the federal government’s Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) programme. Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic today announced $44 million in grants for Australian companies to support 19 collaborative projects researchers and innovators . One of the 19 grant recipients,…
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Sydney composites manufacturer Quickstep has announce that it has secured a new order for components for F-35 fighter jets worth $11.3 million. The company announced its aerostructures business had secured the order for the construction of Lot 17-F vertical tail fin components from Melbourne company Marand Precision Engineering. Quickstep, Marand, Axiom Precision Manufacturing and BAE…
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A material first grown in 1949 is seeing renewed interest for its usefulness in photonics, an Australian-led team of researchers have noted in a review of lithium niobate published in Science. “Lithium niobate photonics: Unlocking the electromagnetic spectrum” is a recently-published article led by University of Adelaide’s Dr Andy Boes and RMIT University’s Distinguished Professor…
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Bega launches new Bega Cream Cheese The Bega Cheese has launched its all-Australian Bega Cream Cheese range (pictured) which includes Spreadable and Block variants. The range is being produced at Bega’s iconic Port Melbourne site, the home of Vegemite, and at Strathmerton. The products can be found in Woolworths and independent stores immediately and in…
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Monash University experts have made progress related to the lifespan of nuclear fuel cladding, ahead of an announcement by the Australian government on its nuclear submarine acquisition. The researchers, led by Professor of materials science and engineering Michael Preuss, “critical corrosion mechanism of nuclear fuel cladding material that is affected by how the material is…
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Israeli company Plasan and NSW manufacturer Bisalloy Steel will provide armour protection for the first three Hunter class frigates being built by BAE Systems Australia for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Plasan signed a contract with BAE Systems Australia which will see Bisalloy produce the ballistic steel for the advanced anti-submarine warfare frigates, replacing the…
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