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Carbon fibre breakthrough for Australian industry

10 November, 2017

Australia is now one of only a handful of countries in the world that can produce its own carbon fibre, thanks to research by CSIRO in conjunction with Deakin University.


Researchers deploy autonomous drone to improve operations for mining industry

07 November, 2017

Revolutionary drone payload from CSIRO Data61 dramatically improves the value of drone-based asset inspection and mapping.


Lockheed Martin to partner with two Australian universities on space technologies

06 October, 2017

Lockheed Martin has announced it is partnering with the University of Sydney and RMIT University on research projects to develop advanced technologies that will have significant implications for both defence and commercial space-based applications.


CSIRO releases roadmap for oil and gas evolution

05 October, 2017

CSIRO has released a roadmap addressing the long-term needs of the Australian oil and gas industry, identifying how research and innovation can support this evolving sector.


UNSW team to attempt to break their own world record in solar car

22 September, 2017

Sunswift Violet, a four-seat sedan designed and built by engineering students at UNSW, left Sydney on Wednesday on a 4300 km drive to Darwin, where it will compete in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.


QUT creates lithium-ion battery pilot facility

22 September, 2017

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has developed Australia's first pilot facility to produce commercial-grade lithium-ion batteries.


Australian researchers build first 3D-printed rocket engine

12 September, 2017

Having previously scceeded in creating the world's first 3D-printed jet engine, Monash University researchers have now designed, printed and test-fired a 3D-printed rocket engine.


Helping the process industries find a way to Industry 4.0

05 September, 2017

As far as the process industries are concerned, the road to Industry 4.0 is still long. Fraunhofer researchers and engineers are working on interconnecting process systems so that they can be serviced and maintained predictively, by combining operating data with employees' knowledge.


ANU announces major expansion to drive societal response to the AI revolution

04 September, 2017

The Australian National University (ANU) has announced a major 10-year program to drive an artificial intelligence revolution in Australia.


BOC to collaborate with CSIRO on revolutionary $3.4m hydrogen project

25 August, 2017

BOC has announced it will support CSIRO during its $3.4 million ammonia to hydrogen cracking and membrane purification project that is set to revolutionise the global supply chain for hydrogen.


Siemens announces $135m high-tech digitalisation grant

18 August, 2017

Siemens is providing the largest ever software grant in Australia to support Swinburne University of Technology establish what is believed to be Australia's first Industry 4.0 Factory of the Future facility.


Carbon capture and storage will never be viable: eminent energy economist

30 June, 2017

Professor Gordon Hughes, Professor of Economics at the University of Edinburgh, has warned that CCS is so costly in real terms that it will only make carbon-based electricity generation economically unviable.


Australian exploration tool to enter global market

08 June, 2017

An Australian technology that provides new knowledge on orebodies and associated alteration rapidly and cost-effectively could soon benefit the global mining industry, due to a commercialisation deal that will open doors to international markets.


CSIRO technology to make commercial hydrogen fuel feasible

04 May, 2017

CSIRO research is set to fill a gap in the global energy technology chain to supply fuel cell vehicles with low-emissions hydrogen sourced from Australia.


Boeing and CSIRO launch new $35m research program

01 May, 2017

The new program is the latest step in a successful 28-year partnership.


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