Australian graphene solutions company Imagine Intelligent Materials has announced a successful field trial of a product for coating geosynthetics, enabling leak detection.
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Australia slips in global innovation rankings
This year’s Global Innovation Index has been released, revealing that Australia has slipped in the rankings.
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Flexco launches belt trainer for conveyor tracking
Flexco has released the PTEZ Belt Trainer tracking idler for its line of belt trainers. Designed with the company’s “Pivot and Tilt” feature, it can be used in any application that requires tracking
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Modern adhesives – a key manufacturing technology of the future
In recent years, the use of modern adhesive technologies has become increasingly prominent in the industry. There is a good reason for this, as high-performance adhesives deliver numerous advantages for
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Change bankruptcy laws to help innovators, says billionaire
Australian billionaire Jack Cowin has urged the Turnbull government to consider US Chapter 11-style bankruptcy laws to aid local entrepreneurialism.
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Swinburne and CSIRO cement new partnership
Australia’s Chief Scientist Alan Finkel, AO has called for universities to act as engines of social change, preparing graduates to be job capable with the capacity to adapt to change.
Dr Finkel was
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Australian Seabin invention expected to be in production early-2017
Viral sensation the Australian Seabin invention is in its final trials, with the team developing it in Europe anticipating production early next year.
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How to avoid making buggy whips
Innovation might be a word some are sick of, but it remains essential for success. Melbourne-based manufacturer Trajan Scientific and Medical shared a few insights into what it involves for them. Brent Balinski writes.
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Academics do want to engage with business, but need more support
Universities today are under more pressure than ever to collaborate with industry.
In the words of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull:
Increasing collaboration between businesses, universities and the research sector is absolutely critical for our businesses to remain competitive.
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Innovation fundamental to businesses, jobs, must be communicated: Greg Hunt
New industry, innovation and science minister Greg Hunt has said that the innovation message had to be made meaningful to everybody and not just focus on digital start-ups.
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Five ways the Coalition can get innovation back on track
Malcolm Turnbull’s innovation agenda failed to resonate with the Australian electorate, but it is too important to be abandoned. The agenda can be recast in several ways.
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What we really need from innovation in Australia
The tone of commentary about the appropriateness and effectiveness of innovation as a centrepiece of Australian government policy has turned from one of enthusiasm, particularly among the start-up community, to pessimism and even rejection.
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INFOGRAPHIC: Rare earth metals supply and where it is found
Rare earth elements and their compounds are a crucial part of our everyday technologies. But our demand for these precious elements are growing, and the world’s supply is not evenly distributed.
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Report finds employers eager to hire but staff also eager to leave
While hiring intentions among Australian employers remain positive, their employees feel let down on the training front and many are actively looking to switch jobs, the latest Hudson Report has revealed.
The
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New waveguide bends across 12 frequency bands
Pasternack has released a new line of waveguide bends from 5.85 to 90 GHz across 12 frequency bands, from C band to W band.
These waveguide bends are commonly used in applications such as instrumentation,
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New flame detectors to help keep staff and facilities safe
Emerson has announced the release of the Rosemount 975 flame detectors, a complete line of optical flame detectors designed to perform in the harshest environmental conditions and connect directly to
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Low-cost magnesium developed by CSIRO
In a move that could help reinvigorate the metal production industry in Australia, CSIRO and Enirgi Group have joined forces to develop and commercialise an affordable and low-emission technology for producing
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Australian inventor wants to help you be in two places at once
The business founded by young engineer, STEM evangelist and entrepreneur Marita Cheng has just begun shipping its new product, Teleport. Brent Balinski spoke to Cheng about getting robots into our homes.
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Geofabrics’ future grounded in innovation
As many firms will tell you, “business as usual” means falling behind. Brent Balinski spoke to senior management at Geofabrics Australasia about how they look to all employees to help refresh their operations.
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A fourth industrial revolution is powering the rise of smart manufacturing
Technology is all around us, and sometimes in us. We experience it daily in the way we stream music, in how we use an app to navigate a museum
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