Strong employment outcomes for apprentices and trainees – NCVER The latest report from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows that the proportion of apprentices and trainees who were employed after training remained high in 2023. The report, Apprentice and trainee outcomes 2023, shows that 95.6 percent of apprentices and trainees who completed…
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Graphene Manufacturing Group announced this week that it has signed a Queensland Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund Agreement with the state government for a $2 million grant, supporting the company’s proposed battery pilot plant. Brisbane-based and Toronto-listed GMG is commercialising graphene aluminium ion batteries among other graphene-based products. GMG claims that their batteries, developed…
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The federal government has announced a $1 billion Solar SunShot scheme in association with the NSW government to support the development of solar panel manufacturing in Australia. Solar SunShot will help Australia capture more of the global solar manufacturing supply chain through support, including production subsidies and grants. This will help ensure more solar panels…
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Have you ever wished you could get together with other manufacturers in a relaxed setting, chew the fat, and maybe make a few new contacts you can do business with later on? It turns out we have just the thing for you. On the evening of April 3 you can join some of your Sydney-based…
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Silicon quantum processor manufacturer Diraq has announced a breakthrough in the operation of its processors overcoming one of the drawbacks of the technology – that quantum systems usually run at ultra low temperatures and need cumbersome cooling systems. The Sydney company revealed the results in a paper published in the journal Nature today showing that…
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By Peter Roberts Queensland’s ARM Hub is supporting a local start-up to build a smart lithium battery for Australian homes, at the same time demonstrating its unusual-for-Australia innovation model. The batteries have a special casing that enables them to be repaired remotely, and the company, Vaulta, is scaling their pilot assembly plant at the ARM…
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Imaging company EMVision Medical Devices is preparing for a meeting with the US Food and Drug Administration as it edges closer to seeking approval to market its emu point of care scanner to detect stroke. The company has been developing a system that uses microwaves and AI in a machine small enough to fit in…
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Figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have allowed the federal government to spruik the economic benefits of defence spending in growing Australia’s defence industry. The Australian Defence Industry Account (ADIA) data for 2022-23 shows the contribution from Australia’s defence industry to the national economy grew by 4.1 per cent on the…
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An RMIT University-led team has designed and manufactured a surface, made of silicon and covered in tiny “nanospikes”, which is showing promise in controlling transmission of potentially dangerous viruses. According to a statement from the university, the results of a study that made the cover of nanoscience journal ACS Nano show 96 per cent of…
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By Josh Lepawsky, Memorial University of Newfoundland Semiconductors are the basic building blocks of microchips. These technological marvels are in everything from lightbulbs and toothbrushes to cars, trains and planes, not to mention the vast array of electronics that have become integral to many people’s daily lives. The 21st century chip manufacturing industry has been…
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