Industry News
One week until SCADA Summit 2018
Held on 30 May–1 June 2018, the one-week countdown until the 9th annual SCADA Australia Summit begins. [ + ]
Companies urged to look at climate change financial risks
Australian businesses are being encouraged to view climate change through a corporations and securities law lens, or risk being left behind their global peers. [ + ]
New $7.3m rail training centre to address industry challenges
ITTC Rail aims to train the next generation of rail engineers with the necessary skills to maintain and upgrade Australia's rail network. [ + ]
Omron partners with Techman to develop cobots
Omron and Techman Robot have entered into a strategic alliance to develop collaborative robots (cobots). [ + ]
Aussie student's robotic window cleaner wins Intel ISEF award
Oliver Nicholls took home the Gordon E. Moore Award and US$75,000 for his fully autonomous robotic window cleaner. [ + ]
Australian Cyber Security Research Centre appoints CEO
The Australian Cyber Security Research Centre (CSRC) has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, Rachael Falk. [ + ]
Deakin partners with Vestas to advance composites science
Deakin University will partner with wind energy solution provider Vestas to improve the compressive strength of carbon fibre composite materials for wind turbines. [ + ]
ABB in agreement with INPEX to support Ichthys LNG Project
ABB to provide comprehensive support services for technology currently installed to enhance the efficiency and productivity of the Ichthys LNG facility. [ + ]
CSIRO launches immersive AR lab
Data61 has opened an Immersive Environments Lab, a facility purpose-built for applied research into novel augmented reality, virtual reality and 3D web technologies. [ + ]
Connecting enterprise data with assisted reality technology
Proof of concept integrates Australian-developed augmented reality solution with enterprise data to boost productivity. [ + ]
Budget 2018–19: energy resources sector supported
NERA welcomes the Australian Government's Budget commitment to continue support for the energy resources sector. [ + ]
Robo-picker recognises random objects
Smarter than traditional pick-and-place robots, a newly developed robo-picker prototype can decide how to pick items up, what they are and where to put them. [ + ]
METS $6m funding round opens
METS Ignited has opened up a new matched funding round for compoanies in the METS sector. [ + ]
Researchers develop water-based battery
Stanford University has reported that its scientists have developed a water-based manganese-hydrogen battery that could meet future grid energy storage requirements. [ + ]
Australian space agency has potential to grow economy and research
It is predicted that the space industry could be worth more than $3.5 trillion within three decades. [ + ]
