EMVision gets clinical study ethics approval, $1.2 million milestone payment ASX-listed imaging technology business EMVision Medical Devices announced on Tuesday the receipt of Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) approval for a multi-centre clinical study at Liverpool Hospital, Royal Melbourne, and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane. Near-term activation of the first site at Liverpool Hospital would proceed under…
New shallow water vessels for NSW Police The NSW police force (NSWPF) has called for expressions of interest for the design and construction of class 8 hulled vessels which can be used in waters such as shallow waters or inland waterways. The vessels will be used for general marine policing in times of flood assistance,…
Curious about what the most popular stories of the week were? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 1) AUSTRALIAN TEAM FINDS RARE, INCREDIBLY HARD DIAMOND IN SPACE ROCKS Research published on Tuesday and led by Monash University might lead to the production of novel, ultra-hard diamonds with usefulness in industrial applications. The team…
By Peter Roberts A six month surge in the share price of Perth international shipbuilder Austal is likely attributed to a big new US Navy shipbuilding contract and the fact Fortescue boss Andrew Forrest has been quietly buying up shares and now owns a 15 percent stake in the company. While other similar companies’ share…
High speed rail authority sets sights on Sydney to Canberra route Transport Minister Catherine King (pictured) has revealed plans for an “independent body to advise on, plan and develop the high-speed rail system in Australia”. She introduced a bill to Parliament on to create a High-Speed Rail Authority, which will be tasked with developing policy…
The Western Australian government has announced $10 million in matched funding for Woodside Energy’s proposed Hydrogen Refueller project at its H2Perth site at the company’s Rockingham Industry Zone, aiming to establish a renewable hydrogen production, storage and refuelling facility. The “Hydrogen Refueller @H2Perth” project will support the use of hydrogen-fuelled vehicles by Woodside collaborators BGC…
Technology development company Sparc Hydrogen is on track to meet key project milestones in proving the feasibility of an Australian technology that produces green hydrogen through the use of a thermo-photocatalyst and solar radiation, avoiding more traditional and costly electrolysis. Developed by the Flinders and Adelaide universities, the technology has the potential to create significant…
Gone are the days when the federal government would cheer on Australia’s fossil fuel exports to the exclusion of all else, while seemingly doing everything in its power to hold back the switch to renewables.
A new Setting up industrial regions for net zero report has looked at the cost and the opportunity of decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors in five major industrial regions, concluding that this will require investing in renewable energy representing an additional 25-47 per cent of the nation’s total electricity generation, or 68.3 to 125.9 terawatt hours (TWh.)
Mining equipment and engineering services provider Schlam has delivered its 1,500th Hercules dump truck body built in Australia. The Welshpool, Perth company reached the milestone last month delivering the body (pictured) to a client in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales. Now in its 14th design iteration, the Schlam Hercules is supplied to many…
