IP office launches Australian Design Search tool
IP Australia has launched a new tool for image searching on the Australian designs database.
CSIRO announces five-year Responsible Innovation Initiative
CSIRO, University of Queensland, Australian National University and Charles Darwin University have announced a partnership on a five-year, $5.75 million Responsible Innovation Initiative, aimed at addressing challenges presented by scientific and technological change.
Movus makes waves with IoT device
Twelve months on from securing $4.8M in Series A funding, MOVUS, the developer of Industrial IoT sensor, FitMachine, has increased the scale and reach of the company. MOVUS has increased staff from 12 to 25, expanded its R&D facilities and committed to manufacturing its FitMachine wireless IoT sensor in Queensland. Last year’s funding round by…
Sea Electric tests new Ford-based electric truck
Electric commercial vehicle developer SEA Electric has reached a major milestone, testing its’ SEA-Drive 120 powered Ford 59 EV at Roush in Detroit last week. An optimal operational profile was identified, and a range of 606 km (377 miles) was achieved. The Ford utilises the company’s Australian made electric drive systems. The Ford was tested…
Hemisphere’s “largest bio-pharma extraction facility” for cannabis gets manufacturing licence
THC Pharma has received a licence to manufacture medical cannabis at its Southport facility.
Titomic production trials for FLSmidth could lead to exports
Melbourne-based additive manufacturing business Titomic (ASX: TTT) has announced production trials of “high-wear resistant parts” for Denmark’s FLSmidth, which could lead to exports if successful.
Australia’s favourite ice cream to be sold in Vietnam
The premium Golden North ice cream in two-litre family tubs and 1.2 litre low-GI varieties will be sold at MM Mega Market supermarkets throughout Vietnam
NIST report gives advice on IoT security
By Stuart Corner of IoT Australia The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a report outlining the risks posed by IoT devices and how to mitigate them. The document, Considerations for Managing Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks (NISTIR 8228), is the first in a planned series NIST is…
Edencrete sales push in India
Composite road surface developer Eden Innovations (ASX: EDE) has launched a sales push for its EdenCrete products in India. Eden reports that it is in discussions with leading Indian companies in the construction, infrastructure and ready-mix concrete sectors. The company has focussed to date on commercialising its carbon nanotube concrete additives in the United States,…
Award-winning innovator busy developing new products, reshoring older ones
Some places are more ripe for innovation – change that brings improvement – than others. By Brent Balinski.