General Motors increases use of 3D printing
22 January, 2021General Motors has opened a facility exclusively dedicated to productionising 3D printing technology in the automotive industry.
ABB leads sustainable underground mining project
21 January, 2021ABB is involved in a mine-of-the-future project that has the ultimate goal of demonstrating zero carbon dioxide emissions and productivity increases of 50%.
Factory of the Future facility to accelerate advanced manufacturing
19 January, 2021The Line Zero – Factory of the Future facility is now under construction in Adelaide, and will be a world-class manufacturing accelerator.
Super-intelligent AI would be uncontrollable: research
19 January, 2021New findings from theoretical computer science suggest that we wouldn't be able to control super-intelligent machines should they arise.
Top emerging technologies to watch in 2021
15 January, 2021Lux Research has released its Foresight 2021 annual list of transformational technologies that it says will change the world over the next decade.
Australian lunar mission launched
18 December, 2020After a year in stealth mode, SEVEN SISTERS, Australia's first Lunar Exploration Mission, has been unveiled by satellite start-up Fleet Space Technologies.
3D printers may be toxic for humans: research
16 December, 2020The base materials used in 3D printers include thermoplastics, metals, nanomaterials, polymers and volatile and semi-volatile organic chemicals.
Controlling aim points for heliostat fields in operation
15 December, 2020Researchers in Germany have developed a calibration and control system for heliostat fields that is based on digital image processing.
First commercial green ammonia plant to be built in Denmark
14 December, 2020Green ammonia has huge potential in the global effort to substitute fossil fuels with sustainable alternatives.
ABB granted ECH2A membership
14 December, 2020Peter Terwiesch, President of ABB Industrial Automation, will become an executive member of the EU Alliance established to kick-start the European hydrogen industry.
CSIRO signs agreement on supercritical CO2 power development
19 November, 2020CSIRO signs new agreement with US partners for a transformational power generation technology.
Predicting distortion and performance of AM-made parts
16 November, 2020Researchers have discovered that build orientation has an effect on the formation of residual stresses in parts made by additive manufacturing.
4D printing demystified
15 November, 2020 by Chau Hon Ho, ABB Future LabsBy combining advances in 3D printing with new engineered smart materials, top universities and labs are creating analog autonomous objects that evolve over time.
Dr Cathy Foley appointed Australia's next Chief Scientist
10 November, 2020Renowned physicist Dr Cathy Foley AO has been appointed Australia's next Chief Scientist, taking over from Dr Alan Finkel AO after his tenure comes to an end in December.
Wide bandgap: How new technology benefits microgrids
10 November, 2020 by Paul LeeMicrogrids are an area of intense interest today, with a global market projected to be around US$47.4 billion in 2025.
