Optus partners with Adelaide startup Myriota
Satellite communications business Myriota and telecommunications company Optus Business have joined forces to bolster Internet of Things coverage across regional Australia.
CSIRO launches Mixed Reality Lab in Melbourne
CSIRO has announced the launch of a new Mixed Reality Lab to apply “digital twin” techniques.
Improving the way we view plastics
Manufacturer/retailer Dresden is preparing to open its 14th outlet. Another approaching milestone – one tonne of plastic recycled – is further validation of its unconventional approach to eyewear. Brent Balinski speaks to Elmar Kert, the company’s Head of Global Operations.
First Ace electric vans assembled in Adelaide
By Peter Roberts Silently, with only a warning beep-beep, the first ACE-EV electric cargo van to be assembled in Adelaide rolled out for its media debut early this morning. The venue – the Tonsley innovation centre housed in the former Miitsubishi Motors main assembly building – was ripe with irony, a massive industrial structure now…
USCOM reports higher sales after reorganisation
Cardiovascular disease monitoring technology company USCOM has posted a smaller loss for the 2019 financial year following the reorganisation of manufacturing. The company, founded in 2000 on cardiovascular research by at the University of Queensland, reported revenues of $3.64 million and total costs of $4.3 million. UNSCOM makes a range of non-invasive cardiovascular and pulmonary…
Eden Innovation in bridge to US market
Carbon nanotube concrete developer Eden Innovation has made its first sale into the bridge repair market in the United States. The company has added to its road repair projects that first took it into the US market with trials to be conducted using EdenCrete to repair bridges identified in the state of Georgia. Edencrete will…
Search for space-led solutions launches in Adelaide
By Andrew Spence Amazon and Deloitte will spearhead a search for new space technologies across a variety of industries at an inaugural hackathon event in South Australia next month. The Gravity Challenge will bring together space thought leaders and businesses across eight industries to collaboratively solve real-world problems using cutting-edge space technology and data. To…
A crude response to the issue
One possible remedy to a world drowning in plastic has been under development since 2005. Brent Balinski speaks to Licella.
Chemistry, comparisons and complexity
Brent Balinski speaks to Samantha Read, Chemistry Australia’s CEO, about the new Chemical Sector Economic Contribution Analysis report, the effects of high gas prices, and the importance of economic complexity.
BlueScope delivers strong profit despite local slowdown
Integrated steelmaker BlueScope (ASX: BSL) has reported its third successive underlying profit of more than $1.1 billion despite a slowdown of sales in Australia. The company today reported an underlying EBIT of $1.35 billion, up six per cent, and a net profit after tax of $1 billion. CEO Mark Vassella said: “Despite some softening in…