The CSIRO has launched a new $20 million research program focussed on carbon capture and removal as part of its Future Science Platforms. The CarbonLock FSP will develop “negative emissions technologies” (NETs) according to a statement from the national science agency on Tuesday, which would play a role in the country’s ambitions to reach net…
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The Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy has welcomed the arrival of the first Ocius BlueBottle Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs, pictured) manufactured by Ocius Technology for the Australian Defence Force. The Royal Australian Navy and defence industry have worked together through a Defence Innovation Hub initiative to develop the Ocius BlueBottle USV, which is used…
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Our search to identify Australia’s 50 most innovative manufacturers is revealing innovation in its many forms. Here Peter Roberts profiles Holloway Group. Innovation does not have to take a high technology intensive path such as gene technology or space travel. For Holloway Group as with many an Australian SME the spark for a more incremental…
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Neumann Space and satellite manufacturer Inovor Technologies have successfully completed delivery of the Neumann Drive in-space electric propulsion system (pictured) with Inovor’s Apogee satellite platform ready for spacecraft integration and launch. The Neumann Drive is powered by a unique solid metallic propellant and is aimed at positioning CubeSats and SmallSats in space. The latest milestone…
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By John Blaxland, Australian National University Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to visit Washington in the next two weeks to announce the long-awaited roadmap for the AUKUS submarine agreement alongside UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden. So, what’s involved, what’s at stake, and what are the challenges? Can Albanese balance…
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Nominations open for Victorian Manufacturing Awards Nominations opened on Monday for the 21st Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards. The state-based award program was opened by minister for manufacturing sovereignty Ben Carroll, who said “The awards recognise our top manufacturers that are leading from the front – cementing our status as Australia’s manufacturing state.” This year there…
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A new Monash University-led paper in the journal of the US Army War College suggests that artificial intelligence-led soldiers might be more than a match for human-controlled robots. A statement from Monash on Tuesday explained that the research showed AIs were better at the required cognitive tasks relevant to the battlefield than robots were at…
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Queensland headquartered engineering services and solutions company Global Road Technology’s (GRT) innovative approach to dust control is being backed by the Queensland Government’s Ignite Ideas Funds. GRT recently received $100,000 in the Round 9 Ignite Ideas Funding through the Advance Queensland innovation initiative designed to support commercialisation projects that will benefit the economyinto the future.…
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On Monday @AuManufacturing officially launched our search to identify Australia’s 50 most innovative manufacturers with a live webinar featuring UTS, Sydney Emeritus Professor Roy Green. Here, Green identifies a core issue – the absence of a national, coherent and coordinated industry policy. Question? You often make the point that we need to develop and deploy…
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Cancer test developer Rhythm Biosciences’ shares plunged on the ASX yesterday when the company withdrew an application for registration with the Therapeutic Goods Administration of its ColoSTAT test for colorectal cancer. The company’s shares closed down 38 percent to 36.5 cents last night after the company announced its response to its application for an Australian…
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