UQ, ARM Hub launch partnership for applied cybersecurity research with manufacturers
The University of Queensland and ARM Hub have announced a partnership focussed on lifting cybersecurity among Australian manufacturing businesses.
Liquid metal and champagne bubbles: RMIT researchers say new CCS method ready to be scaled up
An RMIT research team has developed a new method for carbon capture and storage with energy use, environmental and other benefits, and is seeking input from industry on refining the method, which they say is suited to hard-to-abate industries such as cement and steel.
ARENA awards $14 m boost for 5B to automate solar array manufacture
Solar technology company 5B has been awarded $14 million funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, which will assist a $33.4 million project to automate production of the company’s prefabricated solar arrays.
Elsight breaks into Walmart drone market
Data connectivity developer Elsight has broken into the drone parcel delivery market with a contract to provide hardware and software to leading US unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) services provider DroneUp LLC. Elsight, a maker of equipment for real-time data, video and audio transmission over cellular networks, has received and delivered its first commercial order to…
USQ develops lava-like fireproof coating – video
University of Southern Queensland researchers have developed a fire retardant coating for building materials that mimics the properties of volcanic lava. Chemical engineer and Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Professor Pingan Song developed the non-toxic, fire extinguishing ceramic coating that could save buildings from being engulfed in flames. Professor Song said lava sparked his idea…
Tritium gets 110-charger order from the UK’s Osprey network
Brisbane-headquartered electric vehicle fast charger company Tritium has received an order for 110 units to be installed in the UK’s Osprey Charging Network.
CSIRO-Boeing announce new $41 million, five-year R&D program
The CSIRO and Boeing have announced a new five-year R&D program, worth up to $41 million and extending a research partnership that has run since 1989.
IDT Australia misses out on federal mRNA support
While Canberra has announced an ‘in-principal’ agreement with US company Moderna to manufacture mRNA vaccines in Victoria, Melbourne pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturer IDT Australia has announced it has been informed that it has missed out on government support. The company said today it was disappointed that its proposal to establish mRNA manufacturing in response to…
Latrobe Magnesium buys site, secures funds for metal production
Magnesium production company Latrobe Magnesium has secured a site and project funding to construct a magnesium production facility in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. The company has purchased the buildings (pictured) it has been leasing at 320 Tramway Road from DG & and J Di Fabrizio Steel Fabrications for $4.5 million where it plans to extract and…
SunDrive fabricates first ever full-size solar panel
South Sydney solar cell start up SunDrive Solar has successfully fabricated its first ever full size solar panels. The company took to social media to reveal the news which is a milestone in the industrialisation of its solar technology. In September SunDrive claimed a new world record, producing a solar cell with an efficiency at…