Sphere has taken full control of its manufacturing operations by shifting to in-house production through a partnership with towbar and trailer business Carasel, according to a statement from the company on Tuesday. The strategic move aims to strengthen Sphere’s manufacturing capabilities and support the rapid scaling of HubX development and delivery. The company has also…
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ASX-listed compound semiconductor developer and maker BluGlass has announced what it says is a world record for power produced by a single-mode gallium nitride (GaN) laser. In a statement on Tuesday, the company said the result of 1250 milliwatts was a more than 67 per cent improvement on its previously reported 750 milliwatt single-mode performance,…
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Wide Open Agriculture has secured initial commercial sales and purchase orders for over 5 metric tonnes of lupin protein isolate across five continents, according to an ASX announcement on Monday. The Australian-listed ingredient company (ASX: WOA) received orders from Tarwi, a European health food brand, a Mexican ingredient distributor, a Latin American distributor focusing on…
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Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre and Quantum Brilliance announced a significant breakthrough in quantum computing integration on Monday, developing a tightly integrated hybrid workflow that combines GPU, CPU and quantum processing capabilities. Led by Dr Pascal Elahi and the Pawsey quantum team, the new system provides a practical path toward incorporating quantum computing into real-world applications,…
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Sparc, Flinders project backed by AEA grant Graphene business Sparc Technologies has announced that Flinders University, in partnership with Sparc, has been awarded funding under Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Ignite grant program. In a statement on Friday, the company said the 12-month project aims to accelerate development and validation of a graphene-enhanced material for use…
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A pioneering technology could be the answer to the troubled Whyalla steelworks’ future, according to an industry veteran with more than 45 years of experience. Neil Goodman, who helped design, build and operate the world’s first commercial scale Hi-smelt plant in Western Australia, believes the technology offers significant advantages over traditional steelmaking methods and could…
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What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) “Make it here, ship it everywhere”: federal government announces $5 million for Australian Made The federal government has announced $5 million in new funding, which it says will make the Australian Made logo “more recognisable across the globe” and support new…
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Kathryn Fagg has resigned as CSIRO Chair, with Deputy Chair Ming Long (pictured right) appointed as her replacement. Fagg has been in the role since October 2021 and a member of the board since August 2018. Personal reasons were cited in her decision to step aside, shared in an update on Friday. Her replacement Long…
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Hannover Fairs Australia has announced a new partnership with GSMA for the upcoming Industrial Transformation Australia (ITA) 2025 event. In a statement on Friday, event organiser Hannover Fairs Australia (a subsidiary of Deutsche Messe) said that GSMA’s Head of Asia Pacific, Julian Gorman, has also joined its Industrial Transformation Advisory Committee. GSMA is a non-profit…
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Fabless semiconductor company Optera Solutions, which is commercialising “event-based sensing” (EBS) technology developed at Western Sydney University, was selected to join Thales’s Space Business Catalyst Program in Toulouse. The French-headquartered defence contractor announced this week that Optera began its six-month residency in the September 2024 intake of the SBC, which selects the “most promising global…
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