UNSW students in Sydney are to build a nuclear fusion capable machine – a tokamak – as part of a programme designed to engage undergraduate and postgraduate students in ambitious, long-term, multidisciplinary challenges. Led by UNSW academic and nuclear engineering expert Dr Patrick Burr, the tokamak is a doughnut-shaped vacuum chamber with powerful magnets to…
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The Western Australian and the federal governments are providing $30 million in funding to boost the state’s recycling and waste processing capabilities. The Western Australian Recycling Modernisation Fund will provide recipients funding to build, expand or upgrade their waste processing infrastructure. The WA and Commonwealth governments will contribute up to two-thirds of the project’s costs,…
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Renewable energy is offering a host of new opportunities for Australian-made steel, the Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic told the Australian steel convention. In an opening address to the annual Australian Steel Institute (ASI) convention today, Husic said Australian-made steel had a key role to play in the shift to advanced manufacturing, renewable…
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BluGlass appoints new full-time CFO ASX-listed semiconductor company BluGlass has announced the appointment of Samuel Samhan (pictured) as Chief Financial Officer on a full-time basis, effective immediately. BluGlass said in a statement on Monday that Samhan is a highly credentialled senior executive with over 20 years of financial leadership and commercial operations experience, including as…
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The West Australian government has provided $4.3 million in seed funding for health and medical start-ups to boost the sector’s manufacturing in the state. Nine companies will receive support from the 2022-23 Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund Innovation Seed Fund, which will help them develop and commercialise their projects, as well as enhance…
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Nightingale Intelligent Systems has grown its autonomous security drone contract with the San Pablo Police Department, in the US. The California-based San Pablo Police Department (SPPD) will invest in two additional Ai-powered Blackbird Robotic Aerial Security (RAS) systems, bringing their total to five systems, which will be used to give the police improved citywide drone…
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Electrical and telecommunications infrastructure equipment maker Mayfield Group has announced $21.2 million in new orders for its manufacturing and services arms. The new orders include electrical and telecommunications infrastructure with a variety of end-use applications. Mayfield Group includes Mayfield industry, a major manufacturer of electrical control and protection systems, switchboards, and switchrooms for critical electrical…
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By Bruno Vicari Stefani, CSIRO and Matthew Wright, University of Oxford Solar panel technology has made enormous progress in the last two decades. In fact, the most advanced silicon solar cells produced today are about as good as the technology will get. So what’s next? Enter “tandem solar cells”, the new generation in solar technology.…
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The Victorian government is investing $4 million into improving worker safety and transparency in the state’s textile manufacturing industry. The funding will support the group Ethical Clothing Australia, which provides accreditation to Victoria’s textile, clothing and footwear manufacturers to ensure compliance with state standards, including fair pay for workers as well as providing safe working…
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Not-for-profit group the Australian Design Council has announced a $1 million donation from Peter Freedman, Founder and Chairman of audio technology company RØDE. Reported at the weekend in The Australian Financial Review, the council said the donation would be “instrumental in jumpstarting” its activities. The funds would be distributed over two years and see a…
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