Simply by adding sugar, researchers from the Monash Energy Institute have created a longer-lasting, lighter, more sustainable rival to the lithium-ion batteries that are essential for aviation, electric vehicles and submarines.
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Ai Group issues statement on local shipbuilding capacity
The Ai Group has issued a statement suggesting a review of the Australian Industry Capability (AIC) program, in light of Naval Group’s announcement that it was investigating Australian industry capabilities
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French-Australian collaboration to drive submarines
Australia’s submarine building program has attracted international advanced manufacturing companies to set up locally, with French propulsion and power generation systems firm, Jeumont Electric establishing
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Schneider Electric to produce Main DC Switchboards for subs
The contract for the procurement of Main Direct Current (DC) Switchboards for the Future Submarine Program has been signed by Naval Group and Schneider Electric France.
Although the contract signatory
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UNSW develops medical submarines
University of New South Wales (UNSW) engineers have developed micrometre-sized submarines powered through nanomotors that can deliver medicine to cancer affected organs.
UNSW chemical and biomedical engineers
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Naval Group presents new generation lithium-ion batteries for submarines
French shipbuilding company, Naval Group has developed a high performance and highly secure Li-ion batteries system to improve the operational capabilities of its conventional submarines.
The Li-ion
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ANU college wins US funding for submarine and nuclear strategy research
The National Security College (NSC) has won a US $450,000 (A$573,000) to fund major research into how new technologies for detecting submarines will impact nuclear weapons strategies in Asia.
The grant
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Submarine jobs at stake as DCNS backtracks on promises
Future submarine building jobs are at stake in SA, after French company DCNS retracted its statement that 90 per cent of the construction of its next fleet would occur in Australia.
Speaking to a Senate
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SA company loses $12m submarine tender
Adelaide company Ezy-Fit Hydraulics spent approximately $4 million on upgrades in preparation for a tender to replace the Collins Class periscope tubes, only to lose the tender to Thales, the original
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Fears for Australia’s shipbuilding industry
Australian shipbuilders have expressed fears that Australia will have minimal involvement in the building and maintenance of the nation’s future submarines and warships.
South Australia should expect
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Uninformed claims aim to sink subs
Businessman Dick Smith and his cohorts are wasting their money making totally unsubstantiated, ill-informed claims in an advertisement about Australia’s new submarine fleet, Welding Technology Institute of Australia CEO Geoff Crittenden says.
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DCNS submarine program for India springs a huge leak
There are reports today of a 22,400-page leak of details on submarines designed by DCNS – which will design Australia’s upcoming submarines – for the Indian navy.
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South Australia’s submarine expertise is just the tip of the skills iceberg
Long-time defence industry advocate Chris Burns spoke to Brent Balinski and shared some reasons why Australia should build its own ships and submarines.
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China, Russia attempted to hack Australian submarine plans – report
Chinese and Russian hackers have reportedly attempted to access details about Australia’s next generation submarines held by the companies bidding to build the new vessels.
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