A Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology team has demonstrated a process for “cost-effective and scaleable” laser printing of stretchable, washable textiles able to store energy. A 10 centimetre by 10 centimetre patch of graphene-based smart textiles could be printed in three minutes using the technique, according to work published in the journal Scientific Reports. …
Semiconductor technology company BlueGlass (ASX: BLG) has opened its new $6 million manufacturing laboratory in Sydney as it moves to commercialise novel opto-electronics devices. The company is developing its patented remote plasma chemical vapour deposition (RPCVD) technology to make high performance and cheaper devices. The new laboratories incorporate two new clean rooms which house two…
By Stuart Corner of IoT Australia The UK based Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) has launched the Automated IoT Defence Ecosystem (AIDE), billed as a first-of-its-kind cyber security development platform for IoT products. It aims to enable small businesses, manufacturers, service providers and individuals to identify vulnerabilities, mitigate risks and secure IoT devices. GCA says AIDE…
An Australian state once ridiculed for its reliance on renewable energy sources is being used as a global example of how traditional “base load” generation can be eliminated from the electricity supply system.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s key message to business in a landmark speech on Monday was “back yourself”.
Brisbane mining equipment manufacturer Austin Engineering (ASX: ANG) strengthened its finances and boosted profits despite a 14 per cent decline in revenues in 2019. The company today reported EBITDA up 60 per cent to $14.2 million on revenues of $275 million, a fall of 14 per cent on the previous year. The company also enjoyed…
Radio and satellite communications equipment manufacturer EM Solutions has won a $6.5 million order from the French Thales defence group for an unspecified connectivity project. The deal, the latest in the two companies commercial relationships which were formalised in a framework agreement in 2016, is for satellite radio systems. The Brisbane company will supply its…
The Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre will be established at the Lot Fourteen innovation precinct in Adelaide, South Australia this year.
Quickstep has announced a $2.7 million profit for the financial year 2018 – 19, with Joint Strike Fighter contracts making up $53 million of $73.3 million in revenue and ramping to full production in the current FY.
By Rachel A. Ankeny, Professor of History and Philosophy, and Deputy Dean Research (Faculty of Arts), University of Adelaide The South Australian government recently announced its intention to lift the long-standing statewide moratorium on genetically modified (GM) crops, following a statutory six-week consultation period. A government-commissioned independent review had estimated the cost of the moratorium…
