In the second day of our Australia’s place in the semiconductor world editorial series, Glenn Downey and Steven Duvall provide part two of their four-part feature. Here is a look at what certain nations are doing to respond to the challenges of the era. 1) Introduction The article continues our four-part series on semiconductors and their…
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Acting Prime Minister and defence minister Richard Marles has committed the government to more effectively draw on domestic as well as international industry to sustain Australia’s defence capabilities. Addressing the Sydney Institute, Marles said industry was part of strengthening the lethality, resilience and readiness of the Australian Defence Force. Marles said: “The war in Ukraine…
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Codan Communications is to supply RF technology to Raytheon Australia which will ultimately be fitted to Australia’s Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles. The Adelaide company has been selected by Raytheon Australia to develop and supply a High Frequency (HF) Amplifier and Antenna System as an element of the Force Level Electronic Warfare System – Land (FLEWS-L)…
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Lockheed Martin Australia and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra Space will develop a comprehensive space education programme with research and development (R&D) and industry engagement pathways. A two-year MoU agreement will underpin collaboration between LMA and the university as part of the US company’s commitment to developing capabilities, training and educational opportunities…
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The Australian Stroke Alliance’s multi-million effort to develop a stroke imaging system small enough to mount in an ambulance to scan patients at the point of care has taken a big step forward. EMVision, one of two companies backed by the ASA to develop a breakthrough new scanner, has delivered and commissioned its first portable…
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SoftIron Australia today inaugurated Australia’s first-ever component-level IT infrastructure manufacturing facility at a site at Botany in Sydney. Backed by a Defence Department innovation grant, the company’s Advanced Manufacturing Facility will produce ICT componentry for the company’s HyperCloud Intelligent Cloud Fabric technology for building clouds, which is billed as a world first. With even sensitive…
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By Andrew Blakers, Australian National University; Anna Nadolny, Australian National University, and Ryan Stocks, Australian National University In eight years, Australia wants to be four-fifths powered by renewables. Solar and wind investment is pouring in. But to firm the renewables and overcome the intermittency, we need overnight energy storage. That’s why there’s so much interest…
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A mission from Southern Launch’s Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex has been postponed, with ATSpace’s Kestrel I rocket needing to be repaired off-site following prolonged electrical storm activity over the weekend. According to a statement from Southern Launch, over 423,000 lightning strikes were recorded over the weekend in South Australia. ATSpace CEO Dr Yen-Sen Chen…
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EMVision backed by $2.5 million NSW government grant Medical imaging technology developer EMVision Medical Devices has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the NSW Medical Devices Fund. The company, which is commercialising a microwave technology for stroke imaging (pictured), will receive the funding of the NSW Office for Health and Medical Research to support…
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The Brisbane-headquartered Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Hub and Azcende Venture Capital have announced a partnership they say will help secure a pathway to North American markets for emerging Australian businesses working in national security and critical infrastructure. ARM Hub CEO Dr Cori Stewart said in a statement on Monday that the two organisations sought to…
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