Many are predicting that we need to prepare for an uncertain future, with predictions that up to five million jobs are likely to be automated by 2030. But is this completely true? [ + ]

The Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Christopher Pyne, has announced that the Australian Government has agreed to support ANSTO becoming official owner of the Australian Synchrotron. [ + ]

Madison Technologies has been recognised by Mobotix for the innovative use of M15 thermal cameras in a large-scale safety monitoring system deployed on a heavy industrial project in Victoria. [ + ]

It may not be a traditional use for industrial robots, but the use of digital fabrication in architecture and design continues to accelerate globally as the innovation and creative potential of robotics is harnessed by the architecture industry. [ + ]

A new theory based on fluid flow will help scientists in the quest to create gases with temperatures over a hundred million degrees and harness them to create clean, endless, carbon-free energy with nuclear fusion. [ + ]

ABB has opened a facility designed to test high-power central PV inverters that features a unique climate chamber capable of full power electrical testing in conditions simulating the arctic tundra to an equatorial rainforest. [ + ]

The Victorian Government has committed to contribute to the building of ManuFutures — a $13 million centre to lead innovation to support the future of advanced manufacturing in regional Australia. [ + ]

With volatile, low energy prices worldwide, Emerson is partnering with the energy industry to take back hundreds of billions in "dead money" and get the most from capital investments. [ + ]

Rittal has introduced the Rittal Service program for its climate control systems, designed to offer end users the ability to ensure high levels of uptime for their critical manufacturing processes, increase equipment service life and reduce operating costs. [ + ]

ABB has won orders from National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) for the delivery of electrical and telecommunication systems to the Al Nasr Full field Development Project in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. [ + ]

Geologists have found evidence of mineral 'footprints' that may point to undiscovered, high-grade zinc deposits hiding underneath known deposits in the Northern Territory's prospective McArthur Basin. [ + ]

Siemens Buildings Technologies Division and IBM have announced cloud-based solutions that will leverage Siemens' building expertise and IBM Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities to maximise the potential of connected buildings and the data they create. [ + ]

Automation projects representing more than half of North American LNG export capacity have been awarded to Emerson. [ + ]

The International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) has published the long-awaited ISO/TS 15066 as a supplementary document to support the ISO 10218 'Safety Requirements for Industrial Robots' standard. [ + ]

Schneider Electric has announced it has established a partnership with Pro-Face, manufacturer of HMI and industrial personal computer technology. [ + ]