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ABB leads sustainable underground mining project

21 January, 2021 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd

ABB 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%.


Super-intelligent AI would be uncontrollable: research

19 January, 2021

New findings from theoretical computer science suggest that we wouldn't be able to control super-intelligent machines should they arise.


Factory of the Future facility to accelerate advanced manufacturing

19 January, 2021 | Supplied by: Flinders University

The Line Zero – Factory of the Future facility is now under construction in Adelaide, and will be a world-class manufacturing accelerator.


Global companies set to supply SA's next 'Big Battery'

19 January, 2021

Electricity generator and retailer AGL has short-listed two major global energy storage companies to supply a huge battery system in SA.


2021 Thought Leaders: Kathryn Wood-Enriquez

19 January, 2021 | Supplied by: Powerflo Solutions Pty Ltd

Kathryn Wood-Enriquez of Powerflo Solutions discusses post-COVID sustainability and business direction.


BHP awards supply agreement for LNG-fuelled iron ore vessels

15 January, 2021

Shell is set to fuel the LNG-powered bulk iron ore carriers, helping BHP to reduce emissions.


Top emerging technologies to watch in 2021

15 January, 2021

Lux Research has released its Foresight 2021 annual list of transformational technologies that it says will change the world over the next decade.


Woodside uses large-scale computing to deliver seismic results in hours

12 January, 2021

The company is now one of a handful in the world to use more than one million CPUs for data analysis.


2021 Thought Leaders: Martin Broglia

12 January, 2021 | Supplied by: Bonfiglioli Transmission Pty Ltd

Martin Broglia of Bonfiglioli discusses the effects of COVID-19 and the future under the new normal.


2021 Thought Leaders: Stephen Ball

08 January, 2021 | Supplied by: AVEVA

Stephen Ball of AVEVA discusses the effects of risk and uncertainty in 2021.


Going it alone

07 January, 2021 by Glenn Johnson, Editor

The past year has shown clearly the need for local sustainable manufacturing and energy self-sufficiency.


Sydney University and GE to accelerate advanced manufacturing

21 December, 2020

GE Additive and the University of Sydney have entered into a strategic five-year agreement to advance Australia's manufacturing capability.


Australian lunar mission launched

18 December, 2020

After 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, 2020

The 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, 2020 | Supplied by: Fraunhofer Institue for Solar Energy Systems ISE

Researchers in Germany have developed a calibration and control system for heliostat fields that is based on digital image processing.


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