By Ryan H. Lee, University of California, Los Angeles The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea A new type of material can learn and improve its ability to deal with unexpected forces thanks to a unique lattice structure with connections of variable stiffness, as described in a new…
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The Innovative Manufacturing CRC and Australian Postgraduate Research Intern (APR.intern) program have announced the successful fulfillment of a partnership that began in 2019 and delivered 23 PhD student internships, with nine students securing ongoing employment at their host companies. The three- to six-month internships were sponsored by the IMCRC – which is finishing its work…
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Vast Solar has announced the successful design, manufacture and test of its next-generation heliostats and solar receivers at its Goodna, Queensland prototype facility, in a development it says will precede “full-scale manufacturing plants in Australia that will employ dozens of skilled workers.” In a statement on Thursday, the company – which has sites under development…
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Professional body Weld Australia has advised urgent action to address a predicted shortfall of 70,000 welders by 2030. In a proposal for a “radical four-pronged approach” made on Thursday, the organisation’s CEO Geoff Crittenden said the situation was “not unique” to the nation, with US industry expected to lack 500,000 welders by 2030 and Japan…
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Wound care technology developer Next Science has launched a range of topical collagen products to complement its’ BlastX anti-microbial wound gel infection treatments. Collagen is the most important protein in the human body, and is critical for the reconstruction of a stable skin barrier and wound closure. Topical collagen can have a positive effect on…
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Australian technology from Mission Systems Pty Ltd could be integrated into a new fleet of mine countermeasure (MCM) drones that are to be depolyed from the next generation of mine sweeping ships being developed for the Royal Australian Navy. French company Exail and Mission Systems have entered into a technological partnership in the MCM field…
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Low emission industrial technology company Calix has moved to raise $80 million from investors to fund its share of planned low emission processing plants being constructed with Australian building products companies Boral and Adbri. The plants, which will utilise Calix’s new kiln technology enabling the capture of CO2 in the manufacture of cement and lime,…
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By Peter Roberts The federal government is backing a major expansion of Flinders University’s Factory of the Future at the Tonsley innovation precinct in Adelaide, honoring an election promise it first made before the 2019 federal election. Industry minister Ed Husic today announced that next week’s budget would include $10.1 million to help Flinders grow…
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Baraja has announced what it calls a “major step forward for automotive integration” of its Spectrum HD25 lidar product, through an “advanced development agreement” with an undisclosed automotive OEM. Baraja enters the agreement with its partner Veoneer, a Tier-1 hardware supplier and system integrator. Spectrum HD25 is based on Baraja’s proprietary Spectrum-Scan solid-state scanning platform,…
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Guidelines have been released ahead of applications opening for round five of the Made In Queensland program, which offers grants of up to $2.5 million to help manufacturers “purchase big-ticket items that will help them modernise their business”. In a statement on Tuesday, manufacturing minister Glenn Butcher said: “We know from talking to manufacturers that…
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