Southern Ocean Subsea (SOSUB), a maker of underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), recently began exports to Norway of its world-first ROV for inspecting and repairing salmon aquaculture nets. According to a statement from Tasmanian innovation minister Madeleine Ogilvie, visiting the company’s workshop, SOSUB is “a textbook example of Tassie innovation”, harnessing “niche and island capabilities…
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Steve Camilleri, the CTO and co-founder of cold spray additive manufacturing business SPEE3D, has said in a new essay that the nation must back its innovators and stop squandering its opportunities. Darwin-based Camilleri – who has co-founded two companies commercialising globally-relevant, Australian-developed technology – argues that the country has repeatedly lost out and allowed world-leading…
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A composite particleboard product containing 30 per cent crumb rubber from tyres is “technically viable and commercially promising”, according to Tyre Stewardship Australia, which helped fund its development. According to a statement from TSA on Wednesday, Forest Products Innovation (FPI) researchers at Queensland Department of Primary Industries tested two questions: whether crumb rubber could replace…
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RMIT University’s coffee concrete innovators won an award at Universities Australia’s Shaping Australia Awards in the Problem Solver category after tallying the most votes from the public, according to a statement released by the university. The team, led by Dr Rajeev Roychand and Professor Jie Li, developed concrete strengthened by 30 per cent using biochar…
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The federal government announced funding for two sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects in Queensland on Tuesday, according to a joint media release. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing $8 million to Australian technology developer Licella to assess the viability of establishing a biorefinery facility in the Bundaberg region. The facility would convert sugar…
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InfraBuild CEO Francisco Irazusta reassured stakeholders that operations remain unaffected by the administration of OneSteel Manufacturing, owner of the Whyalla Steelworks, in a statement released on Monday. Irazusta emphasised that InfraBuild operates as an independent business from OneSteel Manufacturing, with its own board, governance, and financing, separate from the wider GFG Alliance. “We’re in a…
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The federal government has made two contract announcements, totalling $190 million and involving James Fisher Defence (JFD) Australia, covering diving and hyperbaric equipment, and submarine escape and rescue services. According to a statement from defence industry minister Pat Conroy on Wednesday, $100 million was awarded to JFD for a five-year contract extension as Category Integrator…
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Melbourne-based cold spray additive manufacturing business Titomic has purchased “a modern 59,000-square-foot facility” in Alabama for $US 7.2 million as the company continues to solidify its US presence. In a statement on Tuesday, Titomic dubbed the facility in the defence hub of Huntsville the “Innovation Center for Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing”. The facility is expected…
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Researchers in crystal elasticity breakthrough Scientists from University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology have gained new insights into the fundamental behaviour of flexible materials, allowing for the design of new building materials and technology, according to a statement from UQ. According to the statement, researchers have identified the origin of the restoring force…
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Livium’s battery recycling subsidiary, Envirostream Australia, has signed a five-year recycling agreement with battery and solar systems supplier ZECO Energy. In an ASX statement on Tuesday, Livium said the agreement, which is dated to February 19, will see Envirostream provide exclusive recycling services for end-of-life residential and commercial energy storage system (ESS) battery packs supplied…
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