Following the launch of a new campaign by the Manufacturing Industry Skills Alliance aiming to “challenge outdated stereotypes” attached to manufacturing, Professor Beth Webster and Dr Alexander Gosling focus on some common misconceptions about what drives competitiveness in the industry. It is a myth that manufacturing can only thrive in low wage environments. Much publicly-aired…
Researchers at University of Melbourne and Germany’s University of Stuttgart have developed a photonics-based method, which they say is able to detect nanoplastics as well as being “cheap, portable and powerful”. According to a statement from University of Melbourne on Tuesday, the invention offers hope for scalable monitoring of a type of pollution that can…
Speaking on the @AuManufacturing Conversations podcast recently, Dr Joe Berry from the University of Melbourne and Dr Peter Sherrell from RMIT explained how they observed that when a water droplet becomes stuck on a tiny bump or rough spot, the force builds up until it “jumps or slips” past the obstacle, creating an irreversible electrical charge that had not been reported before.
Research programs developing new metamaterials, higher-quality long-life lithium batteries, and novel thermal energy storage approaches are among those supported in a new round of Australian Research Council Discovery Projects. Announced on Tuesday, the round allocated $342 million in funding to 536 projects supporting basic and applied research. “Discovery grants support individual researchers and research teams…
Professor Thas Nirmalathas, Interim Dean since January 2024, will officially begin as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Melbourne on Monday. Nirmalathas (pictured) is a professor on electrical and electronic engineering as well as a Fellow of both Engineers Australia and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and…
A new, locally-developed bioprinter has received positive feedback from institutes including the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Harvard Medical School, according to University of Melbourne, and offers cancer researchers a new tool for replicating specific organs and tissues. In a statement from the university on Friday, it was claimed that the new 3D printer is…
In-space propulsion company Neumann Space and satellite builder Inovor Technologies will work together on the development of the Neumann Drive propulsion system for Inovor’s growing range of satellite bus platforms. The Neumann Drive, an electric propulsion system based on solid metal propellants, has previously been demonstrated successfully aboard the SpIRIT (Space Industry – Responsive –…
In-space electric propulsion developer Neumann Space has successfully tested in orbit its Neumann Drive electric propulsion system based on solid metal propellants. Neumann and the University of Melbourne announced the drive and a number of other local technologies that had been integrated onto the SpIRIT nanosatellite had been successfully tested. The Space Industry Responsive Intelligent…
Results of the first clinical trial of Australia’s ‘second generation’ bionic eye have demonstrated ‘substantial improvement’ in four participants’ functional vision, daily activities and quality of life over a period of more than two and a half years. Detailed outcomes from the trial, led by the Centre for Eye Research Australia, Bionics Institute, University of…
Bioelectrical medical device developer Neo-Bionica has secured an investment of $5 million from Breakthrough Victoria, which will accelerate its growth both domestically and internationally. Neo-Bionica is a Melbourne advanced MedTech manufacturer that specialises in providing commercialisation and manufacturing services to develop AI-powered implantable and wearable medical devices. The company’’s expertise includes developing devices designed to…