BluGlass demonstrates leading-edge precision in visible GaN lasers at ICNS-15

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Semiconductor developer BluGlass has unveiled performance enhancements to its gallium nitride lasers, demonstrating leading-edge precision at the International Congress on Nitride Semiconductors in Malmö, Sweden. The advances unlock key functionality for next-generation applications including quantum computing, secure communication and wearable medical devices. BluGlass published its results in an invited presentation on GaN Distributed Feedback lasers…

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ClearVue announces review following last week’s board resignations

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Building-integrated photovoltaic energy company ClearVue has announced an immediate and “wide ranging initiative to review its operational spending”, with an expense analysis to “evaluate each budget line item”. Last Tuesday the ASX-listed, Perth-based company announced that Global CEO Martin Deil had resigned and Executive Director Jamie Lyford stepped down as an Executive Director, “effective immediately.”…

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What’s happened to Australia’s green hydrogen dream? Here are 5 reasons the industry has floundered

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By Alison Reeve, Grattan Institute As the world looks for ways to tackle climate change, Australia has invested heavily in green hydrogen. Green hydrogen is shaping as the best option to strip carbon emissions from some industrial processes, such as iron-making and ammonia production. But making the dream a reality in Australia is proving difficult.…

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Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, July 7 – July 11, 2025

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What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Methane-to-turquoise hydrogen catalyst project awarded $492,526 grant from AEA A team including energy technology company 1414 Degrees has been awarded an Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Ignite grant of $492,526 for a project progressing a proprietary hydrogen reactor. According to a…

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Graphinex opens Townsville anode demonstration facility

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Battery anode material company Graphinex has opened its Townsville demonstration facility, which has received $5 million in federal and state government backing.  According to a statement from federal resources minister Anthony Chisholm on Friday, the site will process graphite ores sourced from the Graphinex Esmeralda Graphite deposit, approximately 500 kilometres west of Townsville, and will…

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Trump has flagged 200% tariffs on Australian pharmaceuticals. What do we produce here, and what’s at risk?

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By Joe Carrello, The University of Melbourne US President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Australia’s pharmaceutical exports to the United States has raised alarm among industry and government leaders. There are fears that, if implemented, the tariffs could cost the Australian economy up to A$2.8 billion. That’s both in direct exports and as inputs to…

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