Getting junk out of space
A crack Australian team is tackling the threat of space junk wrecking new satellites using machine learning
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Sydney Advanced Manufacturing Expo postponed
The coronavirus has claimed another victim with Reed Exhibitions postponing the Advanced Manufacturing Expo (Sydney), which was planned to be held from 13-15 May The Expo, the renamed National Manufacturing Week (Sydney), will be held in the second half of the year according to an announcement. National Manufacturing Week (Melbourne) 2021 is unaffected. @AuManufacturing News…
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$131 million CRC pursuing “advanced manufacture of buildings” gets the go-ahead
The Building 4.0 Cooperative Research Centre has been awarded $28 million in federal funding, and will apply technologies from the world of manufacturing to help modernise the building sector.
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COVID19 – Practical Tips for Manufacturers
In these uncertain times I feel our local manufacturers need some practical advice on how to manage the situation. We have an opportunity to demonstrate our manufacturing agility and show how we can stand tall and stand together in the face of uncertainty.
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Austal ship honoured by naval architects
The Auto Express 109, the first of a new class of fast ferry built by Austal in Perth, has been honoured by the Royal Institute of Naval Architects (RINA). Designated by the company as Hull 393, the game-changing vessel has been included in RINA’s listing of Significant Ships of 2019. Built for MOLSLINJEN A/S of…
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Noxopharm awarded new anti-cancer patent
Pharmaceutical developer Noxopharm has been awarded patent protection for its Veyonda treatment for late-stage cancers. The patent, one of a number of families of patents the company is seeking in major drug markets, is for a suppository formulation including the drug idronoxil. Idronoxil is an inhibitor of sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) – a messenger in cells that…
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Hazer Group moves ahead with low emission hydrogen plant
The Hazer Group has executed an agreement with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency that will see it develop a $16.5 million commercial demonstration plant to produce low emission hydrogen from methane biogas. The agreement with the Perth company will see ARENA provide $9.41 million in funding to the project to construct the Hazer Process Commercial…
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ADF personnel step in to help medical PPE manufacturer meet demand
A dozen Australian Defence Force engineers are assisting manufacturer Med-Con keep up with increased demand due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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Manufacturers may be called up to defeat virus
The federal government has reached out to the manufacturing sector to help defeat the coronavirus now threatening Australia. The government has issued a request for information from companies capable of supplying medical personal protective equipment (PPE). This includes surgical gowns, gloves, goggles, hand sanitisers, clinical waste bags, waste bag closure devices (ties), blood and fluid…
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Ban on onshore gas drilling in Victoria to end
The Victorian government has announced it will introduce legislation overturning an effective ban on onshore gas extraction in the state.
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