Commercial drone and UAV manufacturer Carbonix is backing efforts by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to develop a strategy for aerospace management mixing the operation of drones and traditional aircraft. In partnership with industry, CASA has drafted a roadmap outlining its approach to aviation safety regulations for drones and AAM (Advanced Air Mobility) over the…
A collaborative project led by hydraulics specialist Hydac Australia has developed a world-first virtual reality product for training maintenance staff, and which will be demonstrated to visitors this week.
Resources and chemicals group Australian Vanadium Limited (AVL) will receive a $49 million grant from the federal government to support a major project in Western Australia to produce critical battery metals and electrolyte for vanadium redox storage batteries. The grant, under the federal government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative Collaboration Stream, will fund development of the company’s…
University of Wollongong green hydrogen spinout Hysata has published a paper in Nature Communications that it says earns global recognition for their new electrolyser approach, which is “on a clear pathway” to commercialisation and gigawatt-scale production.
Medical device innovator Epiminder has raised $18 million in bridging funding to support the development of its lead product Minder, which aims to revolutionise the lives of millions of people suffering from epilepsy and seizures. The raising was supported by existing shareholders Cochlear, the Bionics Institute, the University of Melbourne, Seer Medical and private investors.…
Hydrogen technology company Star Scientific has won its category at the 24th Annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Innovation Awards at Austin, Texas. Star made the final of the New Economy category, with finalists demonstrating their projects to judges and show-goers over the weekend. It won the award for its HERO (hydrogen energy release optimiser) product,…
By Llewelyn Hughes, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University and Thomas Longden, Australian National University Offshore wind is playing an important role in Europe’s shift to renewables. Australia’s excellent offshore resources now look like they are going to contribute to our own energy transition. Last week, the Victorian government announced ambitious targets for…
Iot satellite company Fleet Space Technologies has revealed a preliminary design for an Australian Moon rover vehicle. The design, part of the Seven Sisters consortium of leading space companies bid to be part of NASA’s ground-breaking Moon and Mars missions, was developed ‘courtesy of Hassel Studios’. Fleet Space’s CEO Flavia Tata Nardini said her company…
Labor should it be elected at the upcoming South Australian state election has pledged $4 million to bring together up to 100 South Australian companies with university students and researchers to develop new manufacturing processes and products. Labor plans a Manufacturing Growth Accelerator program (MGA) at Flinders University’s Factory of the Future facility which will…
Bundaberg region manufacturers NewFresh Foods and Aletek Operations have received grants totalling over $3 million from the Made in Queensland (MiQ) program.