A new gold-based drug can slow tumour growth in animals by 82 percent and target cancers more selectively than standard chemotherapy drugs based on platinum, according to a study by RMIT University. Published in the European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, the study found a new gold-based compound 27 times more potent against cervical cancer cells…
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The federal government is ‘cleaning up the mess’ left by the previous government of defence projects that have fallen behind schedule or going over budget, according to the Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Pat Conroy. Conroy held a Projects of Concern Summit in Canberra yesterday to discuss the Civil Military Air Traffic Management…
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Four grant winners have been announced under the NSW Physical Sciences Fund: Envision Systems, Lab 360 Solar, MicroTau and Syenta. The grant winners were named at an event on Tuesday marking five years of the PSF, which is administered by the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer. The PSF is a competitive development…
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Laser uranium enrichment company Silex Systems has taken a step closer to producing uranium fuels needed for small modular reactors (SMRs) at its facilities in the United States. The company’s 51 percent owned Global Laser Enrichment LLC (GLE) has acquired a 665-acre parcel of land for the company’s planned Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility (PLEF), in…
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Packaging and recycling company Visy says it will have new solar panel arrays up and running at seven of its 120-plus Australian sites next month, representing a combined 4,500 kilowatts of generation capacity. In a statement on Tuesday, the company said it partnered with Energy Aware on six sites in Victoria and 1K5° Commercial in…
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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…
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Levett Engineering has been awarded a contract by Kongsberg Defence Australia (KDAu) for the manufacture and supply of Stacking Frames for the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) capability being delivered under Project SEA 1300 Phase 1 – Navy Guided Weapons. Elizabeth South, Adelaide-based Levett Engineering is a precision component manufacturer and part of the ASDAM Group…
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A new industry body representing Albury-Wodonga manufacturers has been launched, with Manufacturing BRIDGE (Border Region Industry Development & Growth Exchange) to hold its first meetup on Thursday. In a statement welcoming the establishment of Manufacturing BRIDGE, NSW MP for Albury Justin Clancy (pictured) compared it to local SME groupings such as i3net in the Illawarra…
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Engineering researchers from Monash University have formed a new lithium sulphur (Li-S) battery startup, armed with chemistry inspired by an over-the-counter antiseptic and initially targeting drone applications. According to a statement from the university on Tuesday, the team behind Ghove Energy has “overcome one of the last remaining barriers to commercialisation” for the battery type.…
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Vast Renewables has signed a funding agreement to access up to $30 million of its existing $65 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to progress its concentrated solar thermal power (CSTP) projects in Australia and internationally. Vast’ manufactures equipment at its Queensland facility, with ARENA’s funding to see the NASDAQ-listed company scale…
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