Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, has announced the largest delegation of Australian companies at the Singapore Airshow. The airshow is touted as Asia’s largest aerospace and defence
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AMOG,Thales collaborate on new submarine technology research
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, has announced another Australian defence industry collaboration success with Melbourne firm AMOG Technologies contracting with Thales on new
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Swinburne researchers receive $3.45m gov grant for energy research
Swinburne researchers have secured $3.45 million in funding to continue work on a project investigating energy storage alternatives using graphene oxide – the lightest, strongest and most electrically
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Leidos launches $12m R&D site in Canberra
Technology specialist Leidos Australia has opened a new $12 million research and development co-working facility in Canberra to facilitate innovation and collaboration among industry partners.
Defence
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No third time charm for Emerson’s $38bn takeover bid of Rockwell Automation
Last week, Rockwell Automation rejected a third bid offer valued at US$29 billion (A$38 billion) from Emerson Electric. Rockwell said that the proposal, which was unsolicited, did not match the value
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Hub to enhance Australia’s industries via R&D
Monash University has launched a research hub that aims to enhance productiveness and competiveness of Australian industries, particularly those in the supply chain from raw materials to manufacturing.
The
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New $1.25m innovation network to drive NSW defence projects
The NSW Government will invest $1.25 million in a new university-led network to bolster defence-related research and development activity across the state.
The new Defence Innovation Network will bring
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Liquid metal breakthrough by RMIT researchers
In a media release last month, RMIT researchers have used liquid metal to create two-dimensional materials no thicker than a few atoms that have never before been seen in nature.
According to RMIT, the
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Department of Industry, Innovation and Science: Opportunities for a new era in manufacturing
A new industry-led report into Australia’s manufacturing sector has highlighted the opportunity for all firms to move towards advanced manufacturing by adopting more sophisticated business models and
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Lockheed Martin partners with two Australian universities for advanced manufacturing R&D
Last month, Lockheed Martin announced that it is partnering with the University of Sydney and RMIT University on Research and Development (R&D) projects to develop advanced technologies that will have
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Schneider delivers new EcoStruxure solutions
Schneider Electric has introduced their new EcoStruxure software solutions, bringing what they say is measurably profitable asset and operation reliability to the industrial market for the first time.
EcoStruxure
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ABB acquires GE’s Industrial Solutions business
ABB has announced the acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions, GE’s global electrification solutions business for $2.6 billion (A$3.28 billion). In 2016, GE Industrial Solutions had revenues of approximately
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Advance Queensland initiative attracts new wave of global entrepreneurs
The Queensland government has reportedly invited 29 startups under the second round of the Queensland Government’s Advance Queensland Hot DesQ initiative.
Minister for Innovation, Science and the Digital
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UTS develops technology to transform metal manufacturing
UTS engineers have developed a new rapid prototyping unit which is helping industry, government and not-for-profit partners translate their innovative ideas and complex problems into viable products and
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3D printing bacteria promises new materials for manufacturing
Researchers from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have developed an inexpensive method for 3D printing bacteria into shapes and patterns, which could lead to revolutionary new materials.
According
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Tasmania secures role in $50 billion submarine development
The Univeristy of Tasmania (UTAS) has secured a crucial role in the $50 billion Future Submarine Program – the largest defence procurement program in Australian history.
The fleet will be built in
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Australia’s Chief Scientist on techno-optimism, renewable energy and encouraging STEM
Dr Alan Finkel took over as Australia’s new Chief Scientist on January 25 this year.
He is a respected neuroscientist, engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, and was the Chancellor of
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Australia’s Chief Scientist on techno-optimism, renewable energy and encouraging STEM
Dr Alan Finkel, a neuroscientist, engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, took over as Australia’s new Chief Scientist on January 25 this year.
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Science contributes $330b to Australian economy: research
Science contributes $330 billion a year to the Australian economy, according to a report by the Australian Academy of Science.
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Industry-research cooperation to bridging the “green gap”
EFFICIENCY issues in LEDs, particularly green LEDs, are squarely in the cross hair, as Plessey, Anvil Semiconductors and the University of Cambridge work to fabricate high efficiency LEDs in cubic GaN.
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