Innovative digital diploma scoops national defence award
30 November, 2020 | Supplied by: Flinders UniversityFlinders University and ASC Shipbuilding have won the Training and Mentorship Program of the Year in 2020 in the Australian Defence Industry Awards.
Bringing manufacturing home: government grants explained
24 November, 2020 | Supplied by: Open IIoTIt's time to take back Australia's manufacturing, and there are a number of government funding initiatives to help.
BlueScope invests in NSW manufacturing
23 November, 2020 | Supplied by: BlueScope SteelBlueScope is backing the NSW Government's renewable infrastructure plan through a $20 million investment in a Renewable Manufacturing Zone at Port Kembla.
Konica Minolta partners with Edith Cowan University on AM
19 November, 2020Konica Minolta has partnered with Edith Cowan University to boost the university's capability of meeting the growing need for advanced manufacturing in WA.
CSIRO signs agreement on supercritical CO2 power development
19 November, 2020 | Supplied by: CSIRO Head OfficeCSIRO signs new agreement with US partners for a transformational power generation technology.
Predicting distortion and performance of AM-made parts
16 November, 2020 | Supplied by: ANSTOResearchers have discovered that build orientation has an effect on the formation of residual stresses in parts made by additive manufacturing.
Flow batteries and tidal power to produce continuous hydrogen
16 November, 2020Vanadium flow batteries provide the necessary performance to allow green hydrogen to be produced continuously by tidal generation.
4D printing demystified
15 November, 2020 by Chau Hon Ho, ABB Future Labs | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdBy combining advances in 3D printing with new engineered smart materials, top universities and labs are creating analog autonomous objects that evolve over time.
BHP to partner with China Baowu on low-emission steelmaking
13 November, 2020BHP has announced that it has signed an MOU with steel producer China Baowu, with the intention to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in steelmaking.
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.
The key reasons Aussie businesses miss out on innovation
09 November, 2020 | Supplied by: CSIRO Head OfficeA new report from the CSIRO reveals the fundamental barriers to innovation adoption for Australian businesses.
Funding boost for South Australian green ammonia project
09 November, 2020A project to build the world's largest green ammonia plant in South Australia has been launched.
TEXEL and Curtin University agree to develop next-generation battery
06 November, 2020Curtin University has developed a new battery technology that does not include any rare earth elements and does not consume any of the planet's resources.
Partnership to provide electric charging stations for mines
06 November, 2020 | Supplied by: Siemens LtdSiemens Australia and Murray Engineering are partnering to provide vehicle-agnostic underground electric charging stations.
Flexible power consumption for production facilities
02 November, 2020 | Supplied by: Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCVResearchers say part of the solution to the volatility of renewable energy is to adapt the power consumption of production plants to the fluctuating output from wind and solar generation.