AMGC invests in Swinburne's manufacturing futures research institute
11 November, 2016The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre's chairman, Andrew Stevens, has announced funding of $250,000 towards the Swinburne Manufacturing Futures Research Institute to boost the adoption of Industry 4.0 processes to increase Australian manufacturing competitiveness.
Chair of Innovation and Science Australia highlights the importance of innovation
28 October, 2016Bill Ferris AC, chair of Innovation and Science Australia, has called for a greater focus on the role of innovation in driving future economic growth and prosperity in a speech delivered recently at the NZVCA 2016 Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference.
Latest revision of fossil fuel methane emissions released
06 October, 2016Methane emissions from the fossil fuel industry and natural geological leakage found to be up to 110% greater than current estimates, but gas industry emissions have reduced.
Infinity in a grain of sand: neural dust sensors monitor the body from inside
30 September, 2016Imagine tiny wireless sensors the size of a grain of sand that can be implanted in the human body to monitor nerves, muscles and organs in real time. Sounds like something from the movie Honey, I shrunk the kids, right?
ANSTO seeks engineering graduates
30 September, 2016A rare, exciting opportunity is open for engineering graduates at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) Lucas Heights campus in south Sydney.
Explainer: The mysterious missing magnetic monopole
28 September, 2016 by T'Mir Danger Julius, Swinburne University of TechnologyAll the magnets we've ever seen have a north and a south, but there might be some out there that have only one end.
Scientists unravel how natural gas is converted into methanol at room temperature
16 September, 2016Twenty years after the technique was developed, a collaboration between scientists at KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium, and Stanford University has revealed the mechanism behind the direct conversion process of natural gas into methanol at room temperature.
New hybrid energy centre transforming low-emission technologies
09 September, 2016CSIRO has launched its Centre for Hybrid Energy Systems, a collaborative facility to research cutting-edge renewable and hybrid energy technologies.
New funds to recharge battery research
25 August, 2016A new battery that can be charged in minutes and run for a lot longer is being developed in a project funded by a grant from the Queensland-Chinese Academy of Sciences Collaborative Research Fund.
Research cooperation between Bosch and Bühler for food processing technology
23 August, 2016Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions and Bühler are to expand their research and development partnership.
Happy 10th birthday to Australia's OPAL nuclear research reactor
12 August, 2016ANSTO is marking a decade of research contributing to our health, the environment and industry.
Curtin scientists probe to make invisible gold visible
10 August, 2016Scientists are using the new Geoscience Atom Probe Facility at Curtin University to study mineral deposits containing locked resources of gold in refractory ores.
Better quality control with digital assistance systems
05 August, 2016A digital assistance system developed by Fraunhofer researchers will enable significantly more workers to ensure the quality of crankcase honing at Volkswagen.
We are wasting our waste
02 August, 2016We are wasting our waste — particularly our industrial waste — University of Sydney chemical engineering experts advise.
Touch-sensitive woven skin
01 August, 2016Researchers have developed smart threads that can be woven into pressure-sensitive electronic skin for robots or medical prosthetics.
