The Victorian government-funded Australian Medtech Manufacturing Centre is supporting a $260,000 partnership between the University of Melbourne and Bendigo Health, aiming to accelerate development of products. In an announcement on Thursday, the Victorian government said it was the first time the $20 million program had funded a partnership in a regional location and followed previous…
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The federal government has announced that it will spend $49.5 million over four years in an attempt to increase security of supply for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) critical for road freight transport. Energy minister Chris Bowen said on Thursday that measures would involve: A government controlled strategic stockpile of 7500 tonnes of TGU providing…
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Green manufacturer Extracta is set to utilise agricultural waste such as sugarcane husks, grape marc (skins and seeds) and orange peel to produce high-quality ingredients for the nutraceutical, food and cosmetic industries. Extracta CEO Rod Lewis said that sister company MediKane already uses sugarcane fibre, grape by-products and pectin from orange peel to produce plant-based…
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By Peter Roberts There is still a degree of nostalgia among some industry observers for the days when coal fired power stations delivered Australia some of the lowest-priced electricity in the world. But just as the days of Australia’s low cost advantage are long gone so too are the odds stacking up against any future…
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Industry minister Ed Husic has given the strongest indication yet that the federal government will back with cash new battery manufacturing in Australia. Speaking to the Australian Information Industry Association, Husic indicated funds would come from the government’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund. One of the fund’s seven priority areas is in manufacturing renewables and…
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Remote control for space incubator applications close on Friday. Applications close on Friday for a national program launched last month to incubate innovative Australian SMEs and “scale-ups” into the global space industry. The Robotics, Automation & Remote Asset Control For Space And Earth Incubator is aimed at companies keen to scale, that have solutions with…
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Mining company TNG Ltd is considering using hydrogen rather than coke in the processing stream for its planned vanadium-titanium-iron project at Mount Peake in the Northern Territory. The company has engaged Metso Outotec to study ways of utilising hydrogen as a single reductant as part of TNG’s novel Tivian hydrometallurgical process flowsheet envisaged for the…
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BluGlass has joined a collaborative research effort at University of California Santa Barbara dedicated to new semiconductor-based technologies. According to an announcement from the company on Wednesday, membership of the university’s Solid State Lighting & Energy Electronics Center (SSLEEC) is invite-only. The industry-researcher group involves the university’s pre-eminent gallium nitride experts, said BlueGlass, including blue-LED…
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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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