A Gold Coast business has seen early success in a crowdsourcing campaign to take their footwear innovation global.
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Melbourne-based MicroHeat reinvents the electric water heater
The company is not short on ambition and aims to be the world’s largest supplier of the most energy efficient water heating solutions by 2015/2018.
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Metal matters: why companies must innovate or perish
While steelmaking may have stabilised, there could be more pain in store for aluminium. Materials processing specialist and Swinburne Pro-Vice Chancellor (Future Manufacturing) Geoffrey Brooks shares a few observations with Brent Balinski.
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Australian anti-viral innovation could be in condoms within ‘months’
Australian biotechnology firm Starpharma has received Therapeutic Goods Administration approval for its anti-viral gel technology.
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Australia ranks on innovation – but indolence could cost us
This year’s news on Australia’s global innovation ranking could be a lot worse, and probably will be in the future.
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Making the mining factory
As we reach the end of this current mining cycle, how will miners develop to take advantage of the next upswing? Cole Latimer reports.
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GE makes additive manufacturing announcement at Farnborough airshow
GE Aviation has announced that it will spend $US 50 million upgrading its Auburn, Alabama factory, as it prepares to begin production of LEAP engines.
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Why is graphene “the next big thing”? [VIDEO]
A new video explains the appeal of graphene, which is currently the subject of projects including using the atom-thick substance as a 3D printing material and in energy storage.
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Airbus submits patent for ‘bicycle-seats’ on planes
French aircraft manufacturer Airbus has submitted a patent for a plane seating innovation, which is getting attention for its bicycle-like design.
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Advanced Manufacturing CRC confident that innovative collaborations can continue
The Advanced Manufacturing CRC has said its history so far has been characterised by successful collaboration.
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Automation need not be complicated
Automation is vital in today's highly competitive manufacturing environment, but it doesn't have to be difficult. Alan Johnson reports.
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New manufacturing hub hopes to grow sports tech exports
Australia could be doing more to help its sports technology innovators team up and attack export markets.
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What’s behind the boom in 3D printing?
Terry Wohlers, President and founder of the consultancy Wohlers Associates, has been tracking the growth of the additive manufacturing industry since the 1980s. Brent Balinski spoke to Wohlers, ahead of the expert's visit here, about some of the major recent trends.
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Australia’s got ICT talent – so how do we make the most of it?
An insight in to what Australian industry can do to overcome our ICT inabilities, and what this means for the nation.
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New report identifies global competitiveness by design
A report launched this week identifies “design-led innovation” as something Australian manufacturers should embrace.
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Small business is missing the mobile, social, cloud revolution
Will small business become a victim of the fast paced change in technology, and miss opportunities?
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Building the nation will be impossible without engineers
An insight in to how the science of engineering will affect Australia's future, and why it needs the nation's support.
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CSIRO in Australia: looking to the future
Taxi drivers often ask me what I do for a living, and when I say I work for CSIRO, they get animated and show they know and love us.
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How do we shape the future of manufacturing?
Where are Australia’s strengths and how do we make the most of them? Innovation and productivity guru Professor Roy Green tells Brent Balinski about the kinds of companies that thrive here and what needs to be done to encourage more of them to emerge.
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What sort of role might carbon fibre have in Australia’s industrial future?
A newly-opened, state-of-the-art research facility in Geelong and a new innovation hub are part of plans to boost the role Australia will play in the global market for carbon fibre products. Brent Balinski reports.
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